This one is one of the very few DI questions that can be solved under a minute if you know what to look for.
First, sort the project by deadline to see which task is more urgent. Second, we will need to see for each of the four project, how many days does the Director need to do. So for Task A (Assemble sales team), he still has (3 X 33% = 1 day worth of work still need to be done). Task C still has 2 days, Task D still has 2 days, and Task W still has 4 days. Note that the total number of days still need be done on task A, D, and W combined equals to exactly 7 days. And coincidentally, the latest among all of those three projects is Nov 8th. And according to the prompt, from Nov 1 - 8, the director will work exactly 7 days (because he is off on Nov 7).
Now, let's connect the dot: we have 3 tasks; we need 7 days to do all of those 3 tasks; the Director can only (conveniently) work for 7 days. In other words, for task A, D, and W, the Director will need to prioritize them first. Therefore, he can do any of those 3 tasks (A, D, and W) on the Nov 3 and can still manage to meet the deadline. However, if he put task C, which is the last task, anywhere during those 7 days, he will not meet the deadline.
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The table shows a marketing director's to-do list at the end of the day on October 31, identifying tasks that must be completed by the end of November 12. The director will work every day from November 1 through November 12 except for one day—the director will not work on November 7. The second column indicates the total time, from beginning to end, required for the director to complete the task. The third column indicates the percentage, as of October 31, of this total time that remains. Each deadline is at the end of the day. The director will work on only one of the tasks on any given work day.
| Task | Total time required | Portion of task still incomplete | Deadline |
|---|
| Assemble sales teams | 3 days | 33% | 3-November |
| Create marketing presentations | 4 days | 50% | 12-November |
| Draft product specifications | 8 days | 25% | 8-November |
| Write press releases | 5 days | 80% | 5-November |
For each of the following tasks, select
Yes if the information provided allows that the director could work on that task on November 3 and still meet the deadlines for all four tasks. Otherwise, select
No.