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  1. A project has BAC = $800,000, EV = $300,000, and AC = $350,000. What is the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) to finish within BAC?

    Answer: 1.11

    TCPI = (BAC - EV) / (BAC - AC) = 500,000 / 450,000 = 1.11.

  2. Liquidated damages in a construction contract are intended to:

    Answer: Compensate the owner with a pre-agreed amount for late completion

    Liquidated damages are a reasonable pre-estimate of the owner's losses per day of delay, not a penalty.

  3. Which quality management tool is best for identifying the few causes responsible for most defects on a project?

    Answer: Pareto chart

    Pareto charts rank causes by frequency, applying the 80/20 principle.

  4. A project team of 8 people adds 4 more members. How many additional communication channels are created?

    Answer: 38

    Channels = n(n-1)/2, so 12 people have 66 and 8 people have 28, adding 38 channels.

  5. In stakeholder management, a stakeholder with high power and low interest should generally be:

    Answer: Kept satisfied

    High-power, low-interest stakeholders are kept satisfied so they do not become obstacles.

  6. Which type of schedule float is consumed first when an activity on a non-critical path is delayed?

    Answer: Free float of that activity

    A delay first uses the activity's free float before affecting successors' total float.

  7. Retainage withheld from a contractor's progress payments primarily serves to:

    Answer: Provide the owner leverage to ensure completion and correction of defective work

    Retainage, often 5-10%, secures completion and punch-list corrections before final payment.