A job has 5 days of processing time left to do before completion, and today is the 10^th day of the month. If the job is due on the 14^th day of the month, what is its critical ratio? A) 5 B) 2 C) 0.8 D) 0.5 E) 0.1

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The critical ratio is calculated as (Due date - Today's date) / Processing time remaining.

Due date = 14th
Today's date = 10th
Processing time remaining = 5 days

Therefore, (14-10) / 5 = 0.8 
So the critical ratio is 0.8, and the best choice would be to work on the job with highest critical ratio first.

A Job Has 5 Days of Processing Time Left to Do