Given:
$F=(A+\overline{B})(A+C)+\overline{A}B+BC$
Use the law $(X+Y)(X+Z)=X+YZ$.
Here, $X=A$, $Y=\overline{B}$, and $Z=C$.
So,
$(A+\overline{B})(A+C)=A+\overline{B}C$
Now substitute this back.
$F=A+\overline{B}C+\overline{A}B+BC$
Now use the law $A+\overline{A}B=A+B$.
So,
$F=A+B+\overline{B}C+BC$
Now combine $B+\overline{B}C$.
Using $X+\overline{X}Y=X+Y$,
$B+\overline{B}C=B+C$
Therefore,
$\boxed{F=A+B+C}$
Answer: A