A Port St. Lucie crew has 84 boxes covering 32 square feet each, and the work area needs 2520 square feet. What material status should be reported?
Correct Answer
C) quantity is sufficient
Material status compares available coverage with the required work area.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Material status compares available coverage with the required work area.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: labor-hour underrun
labor-hour underrun does not follow the measured scope, unit conversion, allowance, coverage, or final rounding required for material coverage check.
Option B: equipment idle time
equipment idle time does not follow the measured scope, unit conversion, allowance, coverage, or final rounding required for material coverage check.
Option D: permit inspection hold
permit inspection hold does not follow the measured scope, unit conversion, allowance, coverage, or final rounding required for material coverage check.
Memory Technique
Foreman Checks takeoff: count the condition before counting the package Tie the cue to Material Coverage Check Foreman.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, Material control and field quantity checks; verify the trade cost, production, or field-control rule before answering.
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