Answer Key

1 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 10. 

2 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 10. 

3 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 11. 

4 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 13.

5 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 15.

6- 4(A, B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 15.

7- 3(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 15.

8- 2(A, B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 15.

9 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 15.

10- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 20.

11- 3(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 23.

12 A
Explanation: EAC=BAC/CPI
CPI=EV/AC=$20,000/$25,000=0.8
EAC=23,000/0.8=28,750
Estimate at completion=$28,750.

13 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 25.

14- 4(A, B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 28.

15 D
Explanation: VAC=BAC-EAC
=10,000-15,000
VAC=-$5,000

16- 4(A, B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 34.

17- 4(A, B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 36.

18 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 37.

19- 4(A, B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 58.

20 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

21 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

22 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

23 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

24 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

25 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

26 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

27 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

28 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

29 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

30 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

31 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

32 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

33 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
CV = EV – AC=105,000-100,000=$5,000

34 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
SV = EV – PV=$105,000-$100,000=$5,000

35 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
VAC = BAC – EAC=100,000-105,000=-$5,000

36 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
CPI = EV/AC=105,000/100,000=1.05

37 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
SPI = EV/PV=$105,000/$90,000=1.166

38 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
EAC = BAC/CPI=$100,000/1.16=$86,206.89

39 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
EAC = AC + BAC – EV=$105K+$100K-$100K=$105K

40 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

41 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
EAC = AC + [(BAC – EV)/(CPI x SPI)]
EAC=$105K+[($100K-$110K)/(1.1*0.95)]
EAC=$95,430.6

42 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
ETC = EAC – AC=$100K-$105K=-$5K

43 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

44 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

45 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

46 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

47 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

48 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

49 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

50 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

51 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

52 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

53 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

54 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

55 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

56 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

57 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

58 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

59 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

60 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

61 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.

62 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
CV=EV-AC
CV=20,000-25,000=-$5,000

63 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
SV=EV-PV
CV=20,000-22,000=-$2,000

64 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
VAC=BAC-EAC
VAC=25,000-20,000=$5,000

65 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
CPI=EV/AC
=20,000/25,000=0.8

66 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
SPI=EV/PV
=20,000/22,000=0.91

67- 3(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 23.

68 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: EAC=AC+BAC-EV
=25,000+23,000-20,000
Estimate at completion=$28,000.

69 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: EAC = AC + [(BAC – EV)/(CPI x SPI)]
EAC=25,000 + [(23,000-20,000)/(CPI*SPI)]
CPI=EV/AC=20,000/25,000=0.8
SPI=EV/PV=20,000/22,000=0.91
EAC=25,000+[3,000/(0.8*0.91)]
Estimate at completion=$29,120.88 which is $29,121 when rounded off.

70 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: ETC=EAC-AC
=27,000-25,000
ETC=$2,000

71 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: TCPI = (BAC – EV)/(BAC – AC)
=(25,000-23,000)/(25,000-24,000)
TCPI=2

72 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
TCPI = (BAC – EV)/(EAC – AC)
=(25,000-23,000)/(26,000-24,000)
=2,000/2,000
TCPI=1

73 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Pg 128.

74 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 111.

75 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 72.

76 A

77 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
Explanation:
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where is the number of stakeholders.
n= 5 onsite members + 3 offshore members + 1 onsite stakeholder + 1 offshore stakeholder + 1 PM=11

# of communication channels=11*10/2=55.

78 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: For future work that will be accomplished at the planned rate:
AC=$10,000
EV=$6,000
BAC=$12,000
EAC=AC+BAC-EV=10000+12000-6000
EAC=$16000

79 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 224.
Explanation: For work that is proceeding per plan, the cost of completing the remaining authorized work is
ETC=EAC-AC
=20,000-13,000
ETC=$7,000

80 A, B, C, D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 29.