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CAT 2001 — DILR Question 13

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

Figure 1 shows the amount of work distribution, in man-hours, for a software 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.]

If 50 percent 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

Answer & solution

Correct answer: 30 percent

  • A

    40 percent

  • 30 percent

  • C

    50 percent

  • D

    70 percent

Solution

Man-hours required for testing offshore = 290

50% of this is now carried out onsite.

∴ Man-hours for testing offshore = 290 − 145 = 145

And man-hours for testing onsite = 150 + 145 = 295

Total man-hours of testing = 145 + 295 = 440

∴ Required percentage = (145 × 100)/440 ≈ 33%

Hence, option (b).

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