Ideal first attempt time $(100\%$ engagement$/$productivity$)=20$ days

Ideal second attempt time $(100\%$ engagement$/$productivity$)=17$ days Learning percentage $=85\%$

Engagement$/$productivity factor $=100\%$

Attempt # Time$/$Duration $($days$)$ Factoring in engagement$/$productivity

$120\mathrm{.}00$

$217\mathrm{.}00$

$315\mathrm{.}46$

$414\mathrm{.}45$

$513\mathrm{.}71$

$613\mathrm{.}14$

$712\mathrm{.}67$

$812\mathrm{.}28$

$911\mathrm{.}95$

$1011\mathrm{.}66$

$1111\mathrm{.}40$

$1211\mathrm{.}17$

$1310\mathrm{.}96$

$1410\mathrm{.}77$ Talia is working on a Task A which is on a project's critical path. She has worked on Task A for other projects in the past and this is the fifth time she is working on Task A$.$ AssumeTalia is $($and always has been$)$ very highly motivated $($engagement$/$productivity factor $=100\%)$ and that she took $12$ days on her first Task A attempt and $10$ days on her second Task A attempt. How long will she take this time around $($on her fifth attempt$)?$

$1510\mathrm{.}60$

$1610\mathrm{.}44$

$1710\mathrm{.}29$

$1810\mathrm{.}16$ Now, let's assess what might have been the situation if Talia felt harrassed on the job, was unhappy, and was entertaining thoughts of quitting her position and joining another company. As a result, over the past several months, she has had challenges focusing on and devoting her full energy to her work, and her engagement$/$productivity factor fell to about $70\%($prior to her first Task A attempt$)$ and has stayed at that level since then. Under this scenario, how long will she take this time around $($on her fifth attempt$)?($Assume that the ideal first and second attempt times stay the same: $12$ days and $10$ days.$)$

$1910\mathrm{.}03$

$209\mathrm{.}91$