TheVCF 9.0 Operations Guide – Alerts and Policiesexplains how alert cycles are calculated:

Wait Cycle: The number of consecutive collection cycles that the symptom must remain true before the alert is triggered.

Cancel Cycle: The number of consecutive collection cycles that the symptom must not be true before the alert is canceled.

Default Collection Interval: VCF Operations collects data every5 minutesby default.

Given the settings:

Wait cycle = 2→ The condition must persist for2 × 5 minutes = 10 minutesbefore the alert triggers.

Cancel cycle = 2→ The condition must clear for2 × 5 minutes = 10 minutesbefore the alert cancels.

Thus, the total elapsed time between the symptom being triggered and the alert being automatically canceled (if unresolved) is10 minutes wait + 10 minutes cancel = 20 minutes.

Other options:

40 minutes (A) assumes a longer interval but is incorrect.

4 minutes (B) and 10 minutes (C) do not align with the default 5-minute cycle × 2 logic.

Therefore, the correct answer is20 minutes.