#22 - Local, Could Be True, List

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (A)

This can be a confusing question because the answer must show the arrangement prior to L being reassigned to R.

If L is assigned to project R, then the plans could be Plan 3 then Plan 1 (previous arrangement was the original assignment), or Plan 3 then Plan 2 (previous arrangement after Plan 3), or Plan 2 then Plan 3 (previous arrangement was the rearrangement after Plan 2). Respectively, these previous assignments are:


Original: Q: L R: M S: N T: O

After Plan 2: Q: L R: M S: O T: N

After Plan 3: Q: M R: L S: N T: O


Answer choice (A) is correct because it gives the reassignment following Plan 2.

Note that this was fairly predictable answer once you identified the three possibilities. Because Plan 3 reassigns L to R, most students look at plan 3 immediately or its branch, Plan 3 then Plan 2. The one possibility that doesn’t involve an initial use of Plan 3 is the Plan 2 then Plan 3 assignments, so this answer requires a bit more work to identify, making this answer more likely to be correct.