Assume you are the project manager for the Tidal $2$ software project. You have been

asked to calculate the expected cost for the project. Your company$$s database indicates

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that developers can handle eight function points each person$-$month and that the cost

per developer at your firm is $$5,000$ per month. You and your team of five developers

have come up with the following requirements:

Elements Count Complexity

Inputs $10$ Low

Outputs $4$ Low

Inquiries $4$ High

Files $28$ Medium

Interfaces $18$ High

Using the $$complexity weighting$$ scheme shown in Table $5\mathrm{.}2$ and the information

provided, calculate the total number of function points, the estimated cost, and the

estimated duration of the Tidal $2$ project.