The Top-Down Method of Estimating Project Time and Costs That

question 37

Multiple Choice

The top-down method of estimating project time and costs that is useful for projects requiring the same task, group of tasks, or product repeated several times, especially if it is labor intensive, is the ______________.

• A) ratio
• B) consensus
• C) apportion
• D) function point
• E) learning curves

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Definitions:

Monopoly Power

Refers to the ability of a firm or entity to control the market price and output of a product or service, due to lack of competition.

Perfect Competitor

An individual or firm operating in a perfect competition market structure, unable to influence the market price and thus takes it as given.

Essential Resource

A fundamental input or commodity that is considered vital for the production of goods and services and the functioning of an economy or ecosystem.

Economies

Broad systems involving the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a society.