A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 3 different offices?	Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 5 B) 6 C) 27 D) 8 E) 9
Ans. Each employee can go into any of the two offices. Thus we have   =&gt; 3 * 3 * 3= 
<gadget id="calculator">3 * 3 * 3</gadget>
<output>27</output>
27   Answer : 27
<result>C</result>
A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 3 different offices?