Five Jobs Are Ready for Processing at Time Zero Through

question 9

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are ready for processing at time zero through a workstation. The details of the processing time and the due date of completion is provided in the following table.
$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Job } & \text { Processing Time (days) } & \text { Due Date } \\\hline \text { A } & 5 & 11 \\\hline \text { B } & 6 & 16 \\\hline \text { C } & 3 & 19 \\\hline \text { D } & 4 & 10 \\\hline \text { E } & 2 & 9 \\\hline\end{array}$
Using the earliest due date (EDD) rule, the average lateness for the five jobs is:

• A) more than -6 but less than or equal to -2 days.
• B) more than -2 but less than or equal to 2 days.
• C) more than 2 but less than or equal to 6 days.
• D) more than 4 but less than or equal to 8 days.

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