PMI CAPM Exam - Topic 4 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's CAPM exam

Question #: 13
Topic #: 4

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A sponsor asks a project manager to provide a project's expected total costs based on its progress. What formula should the project manager use to determine this?

AEamed value (EV) / actual cost (AC)

BEstimate at completion (EAC) - AC

CBudget at completion (BAC) / cost performance index (CPI)

DEV - planned value (PV)

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Suggested Answer: B

by Erick at May 07, 2022, 03:08 PM

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Alishia

4 months ago

Totally agree, EAC - AC is the way to go!

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Lucy

4 months ago

Wait, can we really use EAC like that? Seems off.

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Alease

4 months ago

EV / AC is more about performance, not total costs.

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Christiane

4 months ago

I think it’s actually BAC / CPI.

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Keith

4 months ago

Definitely EAC - AC for total costs!

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Torie

5 months ago

I believe the correct answer is related to EAC, but I can't recall if it's EAC minus AC or if there's a different formula we should use.

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Sheron

5 months ago

I keep mixing up the terms. Is it EV divided by AC or something else? I feel like I need to double-check my notes.

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Zena

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was about calculating the total costs using BAC and CPI.

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Leota

5 months ago

I think the formula we need is related to EAC, but I'm not sure if it's EAC minus AC or something else.

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Freeman

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about the difference between the commission types here. I'll need to review my notes to make sure I understand the definitions before selecting an answer.

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Jani

5 months ago

I'm not too familiar with the Cosmos DB Kafka connector, but I think I can figure it out. The key is to get the right connector class and converter settings.

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Madonna

5 months ago

This is a good test of my understanding of web automation. I'll need to carefully consider each option and how it aligns with the given code.

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Carin

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the options here. I know SSRS reports and Excel can be used, but I'm not sure about the other choices. I'll need to review the information and think through the best approach.

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Meghann

5 months ago

I'm really confused about this one. I thought we would use projection/surface pattern instead, but that doesn't seem right either.

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