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A project has EV = 800, PV = 1000, and AC = 1000. Which statement is correct?MediumWith CPI = 0.8 and a BAC of 100,000, what is the estimate at completion (EAC) assuming current cost performance continues?HardA risk that would have a positive impact on the project is best handled by strategies such as:MediumIn a hybrid project, the team delivers in iterations but must meet a fixed regulatory go-live date. The BEST way to keep scope realistic is to:MediumA sponsor asks for a new high-value feature mid-project. What should the project manager do FIRST?MediumA project has SPI = 1.1 and CPI = 0.9. Which interpretation is correct?HardWhich document defines how the project will be executed, monitored, controlled and closed?MediumA quality audit on a hybrid project finds a recurring defect. What is the BEST next step?MediumThe team identifies a new threat with high probability and high impact. After analysis, the PM decides to buy insurance to shift the financial impact. This response strategy is:MediumA hybrid project uses iterative delivery for the software components and a predictive approach for hardware procurement. The project manager must integrate cost, schedule, and scope information from both approaches into a single coherent view for the sponsor. Which activity BEST supports this need?HardA project network has two paths from start to finish. Path 1: A (3), B (5), D (4). Path 2: A (3), C (8), D (4). What is the duration of the critical path?MediumAn activity has an optimistic estimate of 8 days and a pessimistic estimate of 26 days. Using the PERT (beta) distribution, what is the standard deviation of this activity's duration estimate?MediumA project has a BAC of $450,000. Current performance shows EV = $180,000 and AC = $200,000, and this cost efficiency is expected to continue. What is the variance at completion (VAC)?MediumA project has BAC = $500,000 and EV = $150,000. A one-time event caused the current cost overrun, and the team believes future work will be performed as originally budgeted (the variance is atypical). What is the estimate to complete (ETC)?MediumA project has BAC = $600,000, EV = $240,000, and AC = $300,000. Management has approved a new estimate at completion (EAC) of $750,000. What to-complete performance index (TCPI) must the team achieve to meet this new EAC?HardA fixed-price incentive fee (FPIF) contract has a target cost of $150,000, a target fee of $25,000, a sharing ratio of 80/20 (buyer/seller), and a ceiling price of $200,000. What is the point of total assumption (PTA)?HardA project team consists of 8 people who all need to communicate with one another. How many total two-way communication channels exist?EasyAn activity is estimated with an optimistic duration of 10 days, a most likely duration of 15 days, and a pessimistic duration of 26 days. Using the triangular (simple average) three-point estimate, what is the expected duration?MediumA project is expected to receive a benefit of $121,000 exactly two years from now. Using a discount rate of 10% per year, what is the present value of that future benefit?MediumA project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $100,000. At the status date, earned value (EV) = $20,000, actual cost (AC) = $40,000, and planned value (PV) = $25,000. Management believes the current cost AND schedule inefficiencies will both continue for the remaining work. What is the estimate at completion (EAC)?HardAt the status date a project reports earned value (EV) = $250,000 and actual cost (AC) = $300,000. What is the cost variance percentage (CV%)?MediumA network diagram has activity A (5 days) starting the project. Two parallel activities follow: B (6 days) and C (4 days), both starting when A finishes. Both B and C must complete before activity D can begin. What is the free float of activity C?MediumA project manager faces a risk with three possible outcomes: a 20% chance of a $50,000 loss, a 40% chance of a $30,000 loss, and a 10% chance of an $80,000 loss (the remaining probability results in no impact). What total contingency reserve should be set based on expected monetary value (EMV)?HardA cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) contract has a target cost of $300,000, a target fee of $40,000, and an 70/30 (buyer/seller) sharing ratio for cost savings. If actual costs come in at $270,000, what total price does the buyer pay the seller?MediumA project requires an initial investment of $100,000 and is expected to return net cash inflows of $25,000 per year. What is the simple payback period?EasyA project purchases equipment for $60,000 with an expected salvage value of $10,000 at the end of its 5-year useful life. Using straight-line depreciation, what is the annual depreciation expense?EasyAn activity has an optimistic estimate of 6 days, a most likely estimate of 12 days, and a pessimistic estimate of 30 days. Using the PERT (beta) three-point technique, what is the expected duration?MediumA fixed-price incentive-fee (FPIF) contract has a target cost of $200,000, a target fee of $30,000, a sharing ratio of 80/20 (buyer/seller), and a ceiling price of $270,000. What is the point of total assumption (PTA)?HardA project requires an initial investment of $100,000 and is expected to return net cash inflows of $50,000 at the end of each of the next three years. Using a discount rate of 10% per year, what is the project's net present value (NPV)?MediumA project needs an initial investment of $200,000. It is expected to generate cash inflows of $60,000 in year 1, $80,000 in year 2, $90,000 in year 3, and $100,000 in year 4. Using simple (undiscounted) cash flows, what is the payback period?MediumA proposed project is expected to deliver total benefits of $250,000 and will cost $100,000 to deliver. What is the return on investment (ROI)?EasyA project network has two paths from start to finish. Path 1: A (6 days) → B (9 days). Path 2: C (4 days) → D (5 days). Both paths begin at the project start and end at the project finish. What is the total float of activity C?MediumAn activity is estimated using the PERT (beta) technique with an optimistic estimate of 10 days and a pessimistic estimate of 40 days. What is the variance of this activity's duration estimate?MediumA project's control account estimates total $450,000. In addition, the project manager identifies $50,000 in contingency reserves for known risks and management approves $40,000 in management reserves for unknown risks. What is the project's cost baseline?MediumA project manager must choose between two vendors for a component. Vendor A offers a firm fixed price of $80,000. Vendor B offers $60,000, but there is a 40% chance that a $60,000 rework charge will be required. Based on expected monetary value, which choice is preferable and what is its expected cost?HardA project purchases equipment for $100,000 with a 5-year useful life. Using the double-declining-balance method of accelerated depreciation, what is the depreciation expense in the first year?MediumDuring execution, a key stakeholder emails the project manager requesting a significant scope addition. What should the project manager do FIRST?MediumWhich project process produces formally accepted deliverables signed off by the customer or sponsor?EasyDuring a project, the team discovers that a completed deliverable does not meet a documented requirement. The project manager wants to determine the root cause of the quality problem so it does not recur. Which tool is BEST suited for this analysis?MediumWhich document formally authorizes the existence of a project and gives the project manager the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities?EasyA vendor offers a fixed-price incentive fee contract with a target cost of $200,000, target fee of $30,000, a sharing ratio of 80/20 (buyer/seller), and a ceiling price of $250,000. If actual costs come in at $180,000, what is the total price paid to the seller?MediumA project manager evaluates a proposed change using benefit-cost analysis. The change will cost $50,000 to implement and is expected to generate $175,000 in benefits. What is the benefit-cost ratio (BCR)?EasyA project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $500,000. At the current status date, the earned value (EV) is $180,000, the actual cost (AC) is $200,000, and the planned value (PV) is $150,000. What is the project's cost performance index (CPI)?MediumUsing the same status data—EV = $180,000, PV = $150,000, AC = $200,000—what is the project's schedule variance (SV)?MediumA project with BAC = $800,000 has EV = $300,000 and AC = $375,000. Assuming future performance will continue at the current cost efficiency, what is the estimate at completion (EAC)?HardAn activity has an optimistic estimate of 8 days, a most likely estimate of 14 days, and a pessimistic estimate of 26 days. Using the PERT (beta) three-point technique, what is the expected duration?MediumA project team of 6 people grows to 10 people. How many additional two-way communication channels are created by this change?MediumA project has BAC = $600,000, EV = $240,000, and AC = $300,000. Using the to-complete performance index based on the original budget (BAC), what CPI must the team achieve for the remaining work to finish on the original budget?HardA network path has four activities in sequence with durations of 5, 8, 6, and 4 days. A parallel path feeding into the same finish has durations of 7 and 12 days. If both paths start at the same time, what is the total float of the shorter (parallel) path?HardA risk has a 30% probability of occurring and would cause a $120,000 loss. A proposed response costs $10,000 and would reduce the probability to 10%. What is the expected monetary value (EMV) benefit of implementing the response, net of its cost?MediumA project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $400,000. At the status date, earned value (EV) is $220,000, actual cost (AC) is $250,000, and planned value (PV) is $200,000. What is the project's cost variance (CV)?EasyUsing the same status data—EV = $220,000, PV = $200,000, and AC = $250,000—what is the project's schedule performance index (SPI)?EasyA project has a BAC of $900,000 and is actually 45% complete as measured at the reporting date. What is the Earned Value?MediumA project with a BAC of $1,000,000 was scheduled to be 35% complete by the end of the current reporting period. What is the Planned Value?MediumA project manager reports that $360,000 has been spent on a project with a total approved budget of $450,000. What percentage of the budget has been spent?MediumDuring month 3, a project spent $40,000 in real costs on the work actually performed. In months 1 and 2 it had spent $25,000 and $32,000 respectively. What is the cumulative Actual Cost (AC) at the end of month 3?EasyA software project has a total budget (BAC) of $300,000. Reporting shows an Earned Value of $210,000. What is the project's percentage complete?MediumA project manager reports EV = $80,000, AC = $80,000, and PV = $90,000. What is the Cost Variance?MediumA project manager finds that the Planned Value is $75,000 while the Earned Value is $60,000. Which conclusion is correct?MediumA project reports EV = ₹36,00,000 and AC = ₹40,00,000. What is the CPI and what does it indicate?MediumA construction project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $800,000. As of today the planned value is $300,000, the earned value is $270,000, and the actual cost is $250,000. What is the SPI?MediumA project manager recalculates the EAC as $540,000. To date the project has incurred actual costs of $360,000, with an original BAC of $500,000. What is the ETC?MediumDuring a status review, a project with a BAC of $1,000,000 shows a CPI of 1.25. Assuming this cost performance holds for the remainder of the work, which EAC is correct?MediumA project with a BAC of $200,000 is running ahead of schedule with an SPI of 1.25. If this schedule performance continues to drive the forecast, what is the EAC?MediumA project with a budget at completion (BAC) of $800,000 has EV = $300,000 and AC = $360,000. The project manager concludes the current overrun is atypical and will not recur. What EAC should be reported?MediumA software project's original cost assumptions have proven unreliable, so the team produced a fresh bottom-up estimate to complete of $340,000. Actual costs incurred to date are $260,000. Which value should the project manager report as the EAC?MediumA project reports BAC = $160,000, EV = $60,000, AC = $75,000, and PV = $80,000. If both cost and schedule variances are expected to influence the remaining work, what is the EAC (rounded to the nearest dollar)?HardA project has BAC = $400,000, EV = $250,000, AC = $300,000, and a forecast EAC = $380,000. What cost efficiency (TCPI) must the team achieve on the remaining work to complete at the EAC?HardIn a network diagram, an activity has an Early Start of day 1 and a duration of 12 days. Using EF = ES + Duration − 1, what is the Early Finish?MediumA software project has a BAC of $150,000. Given the cost overruns so far, the project manager forecasts an EAC of $172,000. What is the Variance at Completion (VAC)?MediumIn a network diagram, Activity P has an Early Start of day 5 and a duration of 6 days. Its successor, Activity Q, starts as soon as P finishes. What is the Early Start of Activity Q?MediumDuring the backward pass, Activity T's successor has a Late Finish of day 40 and a duration of 5 days. What is the Late Finish of Activity T?MediumDuring schedule analysis, Activity K has an Early Start of day 6 and a Late Start of day 10. What is its total float, and what does it indicate?MediumOn a network diagram, Activity D has a Late Finish of day 20 and a duration of 6 days. What is the Late Start using the inclusive backward-pass formula?MediumA project is behind schedule. The sponsor wants it finished sooner without changing scope. Which action best represents crashing?MediumDuring a schedule review, a team member claims an activity on the critical path has 3 days of total float. What is the correct response?EasyA project sponsor demands the schedule be compressed without adding cost or resources. Which schedule compression technique should the project manager apply, and what is its primary trade-off?MediumAn activity is estimated with O = 8 hours, M = 20 hours, and P = 32 hours. Using the Beta (PERT) distribution, what is the expected time?MediumA project manager wants the activity duration to have a standard deviation of no more than 2 days. If the optimistic estimate is 9 days, what is the maximum pessimistic estimate that satisfies this requirement?HardA task's three-point estimates are O = 6 hours, M = 10 hours, P = 20 hours. Using the simple average (triangular) method, the expected duration is closest to:Easy
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