Final answer:
Calculating the COCOMO development time for a 32 KLOC Semidetached project results in approximately 15 months, but since that option is not available, the closest correct answer would be 14 months (option b).
Step-by-step explanation:
The Basic COCOMO (Constructive Cost Model) is a software cost estimation model developed by Barry Boehm in 1981. The model is used to estimate the cost, effort, and time to produce a software product. It predicts these metrics as a function of program size, expressed in estimated lines of code (KLOC).
In this particular situation, the project is categorized under the Semidetached mode, which suits projects with mixed characteristics (neither completely novel nor well understood). For a Semidetached project, the formula to calculate the development time (TDEV) is given by:
TDEV = 2.5 × (KLOC)^{(0.35)}
Given the project size of 32 KLOC, we plug the values into the formula:
TDEV = 2.5 × (32)^{(0.35)} ≈ 2.5 × (6.02) ≈ 15.05
The closest whole number to 15.05 is 15, however, since 15 is not an option given among the choices a. 12, b. 14, c. 13, d. 11, and the instructions mention ignoring irrelevant parts, we would choose the closest available option provided, which is b. 14 months.