Tom Is Responsible for Ordering Hardware for a Custom Home

question 56

Multiple Choice

Tom is responsible for ordering hardware for a custom home his company is building.The contractor installing the hardware is scheduled to start in 5 working days, but the hardware is on backorder and will not arrive for another 9 working days.Fortunately, Tom has 10 days of slack; however, he shares this slack with the hardware installer.He will have to let the contactor know that the hardware will be ready 4 days later than expected and that the slack for the installer has been reduced by 4 days.Tom and the installer share 10 days of

• A)Free Slack.
• B)Shared Slack.
• C)Total Slack.
• D)Critical Slack.
• E)Functional Slack.

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Definitions:

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