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Figure 1 shows the amount of work distribution, in man-hours, for a software company between offshore and onsite activities. Figure 2 shows the estimated and actual work effort involved in the different offshore activities in the same company during the same period. [Note: Onsite refers to work performed at the customer’s premise and offshore refers to work performed at the developer’s premise.]
Question: 1
Which work requires as many man-hours as that spent in coding?
Which work requires as many man-hours as that spent in coding?
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Use total height of both onsite and offshore bars to compare total man-hours between categories.
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- Offshore, design and coding
- Offshore coding
- Testing
- Offshore, testing and coding
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
From Figure 1, offshore + onsite man-hours for testing ≈ offshore + onsite man-hours for coding. Both are visually close in bar height.
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Question: 2
Roughly, what percentage of the total work is carried out onsite?
Roughly, what percentage of the total work is carried out onsite?
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Estimate proportions visually if exact numbers are not given but bar segments are distinct.
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- 40%
- 20%
- 30%
- 10%
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
From Figure 1, onsite segments are significantly smaller than offshore. Visual estimation shows about one-fifth of total work is onsite.
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Question: 3
The total effort in man-hours spent onsite is nearest to which of the following?
The total effort in man-hours spent onsite is nearest to which of the following?
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Compare bar heights visually for “nearest” type questions when exact numeric data is absent.
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- The sum of the estimated and actual effort for offshore design.
- The estimated man-hours of offshore coding.
- The actual man-hours of offshore testing.
- Half of the man-hours of estimated offshore coding.
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Onsite total man-hours ≈ estimated offshore coding bar in Figure 2. Both are close in height, hence in magnitude.
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Question: 4
If the total working hours were 100, which of the following tasks will account for approximately 50 hr?
If the total working hours were 100, which of the following tasks will account for approximately 50 hr?
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Look for the single largest category to match with a large share of the total time.
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- Coding
- Design
- Offshore testing
- Offshore testing plus design
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
From Figure 1, coding offshore + onsite combined is roughly half of total work shown, hence ≈ 50 hours if total is 100 hours.
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Question: 5
If 50% of the offshore work were to be carried out onsite, with the distribution of effort between the tasks remaining the same, the proportion of testing carried out offshore would be:
If 50% of the offshore work were to be carried out onsite, with the distribution of effort between the tasks remaining the same, the proportion of testing carried out offshore would be:
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When redistributing work, adjust both numerator and denominator proportions carefully.
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- 40%
- 30%
- 50%
- 70%
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
If half of offshore testing shifts to onsite, offshore share of testing drops to half of original offshore proportion, leaving ≈ 40% of total testing offshore.
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Question: 6
If 50% of the offshore work were to be carried out onsite, with the distribution of effort between the tasks remaining the same, which of the following is true of all work carried out onsite?
If 50% of the offshore work were to be carried out onsite, with the distribution of effort between the tasks remaining the same, which of the following is true of all work carried out onsite?
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Consider original proportions and note that coding has the largest offshore share to transfer.
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- The amount of coding done is greater than that of testing.
- The amount of coding done onsite is less than that of design done onsite.
- The amount of design carried out onsite is greater than that of testing.
- The amount of testing carried out offshore is greater than that of total design.
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
After moving 50% of offshore work onsite, coding onsite becomes larger than testing onsite, since coding originally dominates offshore distribution.
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