Today, you need to complete any financial tasks that will take more than 2 hours. Task Time to Complete (in hours) Pay consulting fees 2 Create project budget 3 Write technical report 5 Research project ideas 2 Create weekly schedule 2 Submit travel expense reports 2 Email investors 1 Prepare invoices 3 Which tasks should you complete today? Select all that apply. Pay consulting fees Create project budget Write technical report
The Correct Answer and Explanation is:
Correct Tasks to Complete Today (based on instructions):
✅ Create project budget
✅ Prepare invoices
Explanation:
The instruction clearly states that you need to complete any financial tasks that will take more than 2 hours. Therefore, the criteria to select the correct tasks are:
- The task must be financial in nature.
- The task must take more than 2 hours to complete.
Let’s evaluate each task based on these criteria:
1. Pay consulting fees – 2 hours
- Financial? ✅ Yes
- More than 2 hours? ❌ No
- Exclude – It does not meet the time requirement.
2. Create project budget – 3 hours
- Financial? ✅ Yes
- More than 2 hours? ✅ Yes
- Include – Meets both criteria.
3. Write technical report – 5 hours
- Financial? ❌ No (It is a technical/documentation task)
- Exclude – Not a financial task.
4. Research project ideas – 2 hours
- Financial? ❌ No
- Exclude
5. Create weekly schedule – 2 hours
- Financial? ❌ No
- Exclude
6. Submit travel expense reports – 2 hours
- Financial? ✅ Yes
- More than 2 hours? ❌ No
- Exclude
7. Email investors – 1 hour
- Financial? ✅ (Arguably yes, but not relevant due to time)
- More than 2 hours? ❌ No
- Exclude
8. Prepare invoices – 3 hours
- Financial? ✅ Yes
- More than 2 hours? ✅ Yes
- Include
Final Answer:
You should complete:
- ✅ Create project budget
- ✅ Prepare invoices
These are the only financial tasks that each take more than 2 hours, exactly matching the instruction
.