A list of n strings, each of length n, is sorted into lexicographic order using the merge-sort algorithm. The worst case running time of this computation is

A list of n strings, each of length n, is sorted into lexicographic or

1.	A list of n strings, each of length n, is sorted into lexicographic order using the merge-sort algorithm. The worst case running time of this computation is
A.	O(n log n)
B.	O(n2 log n)
C.	O(n2 + log n
D.	O(n2)
Answer» C. O(n2 + log n

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