Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1742

You are trying to determine whether or not to conduct 100% final system tests of 500 ground-based radar units at the factory. The historical radar field failure rate is 4%; the cost to test each unit in the factory is $10,000; the cost to reassemble each passed unit
after the factory test is $2,000; the cost to repair and reassemble each failed unit after factory test is $23,000; and the cost to repair and reinstall each failed unit in the field is $350,000. Using decision tree analysis, what is the expected value if you decide to
conduct these tests?


A.
$5.5 million
B. $5.96 million
C. $6.42 million
D. $7 million

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
Test: $5M + $960K + $460K = $6.42M; Don’t Test: $7M.