PMP Practice: Analyze the consequences of noncompliance

Freya Johansson is managing a regulatory compliance upgrade project for Binary Chameleon Inc, a pharmaceutical company that must meet new FDA data integrity requirements by a fixed government deadline. The project has a total budget of $480,000 and is planned for 12 months. At the end of month 6, the following status is recorded: - Planned Value (PV): $240,000 - Earned Value (EV): $216,000 - Actual Cost (AC): $252,000 The compliance officer has requested a forecast of the total project cost assuming the team continues to perform at the current cost efficiency level for the remainder of the project. The CFO needs this forecast to determine whether additional funds must be allocated to ensure regulatory compliance is achieved on time. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC) that Freya should report?