UGC NET CSE | December 2006 | Part 2 | Question: 41

Question

Software Cost Performance index (CPI) is given by :

• A. $\large \frac{BCWP}{ACWP}$
• B.  
• C. BCWP-ACWP
• D. BCWP-BCWS

 

Where : $\begin{array}{l}\text{BCWP stands for Budgeted Cost of Work Performed} \\ \text{BCWS stands for Budget Cost of Work Scheduled} \\ \text{ACWP stands for Actual Cost of Work Performed}\end{array}$

 

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 

(a) CPI= BCWP/ACWP

Cost performance index (CPI): The ratio of budgeted costs to actual costs (BCWP/ACWP) and CPI is often
used to predict the magnitude of a possible cost overrun.

 

Reference: Chandramouli Subramanian, Saikat Dutt, Chandramouli Seetharaman, B. G. Geetha-Software Engineering- Person Education