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PK0-003 · Question #169

A project has two resources scheduled to work 40 hours a week for four weeks, both at $85.00 an hour. One resource called in sick for 16 hours, while the other resource worked four hours additional. W

The correct answer is B. $26,180. This question requires calculating the actual total cost of resources by accounting for deviations from their scheduled work hours.

Project management concepts

Question

A project has two resources scheduled to work 40 hours a week for four weeks, both at $85.00 an hour. One resource called in sick for 16 hours, while the other resource worked four hours additional. Which of the following is the cost of the resources?

Options

  • A$25,840
  • B$26,180
  • C$27,200
  • D$27,540

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    10% (3)
  • B
    70% (21)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    17% (5)

Why each option

This question requires calculating the actual total cost of resources by accounting for deviations from their scheduled work hours.

A$25,840

This value is incorrect, likely resulting from a miscalculation of the actual hours worked by one or both resources.

B$26,180Correct

The first resource worked 144 hours (160 scheduled - 16 sick hours), and the second resource worked 164 hours (160 scheduled + 4 additional hours), totaling 308 actual hours. Multiplying the 308 actual hours by the $85 hourly rate yields a total cost of $26,180.

C$27,200

This value represents the initially scheduled cost of $27,200 (320 hours * $85) before accounting for the sick leave and additional hours, not the actual incurred cost.

D$27,540

This value is incorrect, potentially from an error in calculating the net change in hours or applying the hourly rate.

Concept tested: Project resource cost calculation with variations

Topics

#cost management#resource costing#project budgeting

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