A purchasing agent is responsible for ordering hardware for a custom home his company is building. The contractor installing the hardware is scheduled to start in 5 working days, but the hardware is on backorder and will not arrive for another 9 working days. Fortunately, the purchasing agent has 10 days of slack; however, he shares this slack with the hardware installer. He will have to let the contractor know that the hardware will be ready 4 days later than expected and that the slack for the installer has been reduced by 4 days. The purchasing agent and the installer share 10 days of
A) free slack.
B) shared slack.
C) total slack.
D) critical slack.
E) functional slack.

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Total slack refers to the amount of time that a task in a project can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent tasks or the project completion date. In this scenario, the 10 days of slack that the purchasing agent and the installer share is the total amount of time that the hardware installation can be delayed without affecting the project's completion. This is why it's referred to as total slack.

A Purchasing Agent Is Responsible for Ordering Hardware for a Custom