There were five jobs left before Saba could call it quits after a distinguished 30-year career in higher education. If he decides to do them in critical ratio order, what is the average lateness? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { Job } & \text { Process Time } & \text { Due Date } \
\hline \text { Job 1 } & 12 & 23 \
\hline \text { Job 2 } & 21 & 44 \
\hline \text { Job 3 } & 18 & 34 \
\hline \text { Job 4 } & 17 & 38 \
\hline \text { Job 5 } & 11 & 27 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Question

There were five jobs left before Saba could call it quits after a distinguished 30-year career in higher education. If he decides to do them in critical ratio order, what is the average lateness? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Job } & \text { Process Time } & \text { Due Date } \
\hline \text { Job 1 } & 12 & 23 \
\hline \text { Job 2 } & 21 & 44 \
\hline \text { Job 3 } & 18 & 34 \
\hline \text { Job 4 } & 17 & 38 \
\hline \text { Job 5 } & 11 & 27 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The critical ratio is calculated as (Due Date - Current Time) / Process Time. Jobs are scheduled in increasing order of their critical ratios. After calculating the completion times and lateness for each job, the average lateness is found to be 19.2.

There Were Five Jobs Left Before Saba Could Call It