# Why the Resource is Still Free After Assigning Tasks for a Certain Period?

> Why the Resource is Still Free After Assigning Tasks for a Certain Period

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This happens if you have added less estimated hours than expected for the task. By default, the system takes working hours as 8 hours per day.

### **For instance**:

Suppose you have assigned a task to a user for 10 days. So the estimated hours should be 80 hours (10\*8=80). But if you have entered 40 hours as the estimated hours, then the resource will be booked for 5 days and rest 5 days will be marked as Available. Please refer below image (Refer Image 1) for more details-