Instructions

Directions for the following five questions: Answer the questions based on the two graphs shown below.

Figure I (the chart on the left) shows the amount of work distribution, in man-hours, for a software company between offshore and onsite activities.

Figure 2 (the chart on the right) 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.]

Question 63

If 50% 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

Solution

Total number of hours needed for testing = 300+150 = 450
New number of hours spend offshore for testing = 300/2 = 150
So, required percentage = 150/450 * 100% = 33.33%
From the options, the closest answer is option b)
 


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