Five Jobs Are Waiting to Be Processed A) C, E, A, D, B
B) A, B, C

question 143

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the earliest due date dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Job } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Processing } \\\text { Time (days) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Job due date } \\\text { (days) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { A } & 4 & 7 \\\hline \text { B } & 2 & 4 \\\hline \text { C } & 8 & 11 \\\hline \text { D } & 3 & 5 \\\hline \text { E } & 5 & 8 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) C, E, A, D, B
• B) A, B, C, D, E
• C) B, D, A, E, C
• D) C, B, A, E, D
• E) E, C, B, D, A

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