Ben is part of a new project in his company. He is asked to complete a task within two days, but he is only able to finish it in three days. Since the task assigned to him is noncritical in nature, the extra day taken by Ben does not cause a delay in the project. In this scenario, the additional day taken by Ben is known as _____.
A) flow time
B) throughput
C) slack
D) critical time
E) flowgrind

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The additional day taken by Ben to complete his task, which does not cause a delay in the overall project because the task is noncritical, is referred to as "slack." Slack is the amount of time that a task in a project can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent tasks or the project's completion date.

Ben Is Part of a New Project in His Company