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CPM Problem

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1.

You have a project with the following activities: Activity A takes 40 hours and can
start after the project starts. Activity B takes 25 hours and should happen after the
project starts. Activity C must happen after activity A and takes 35 hours. Activity D
must happen after activities Band C and takes 30 hours. Activity E must take place
after activity C and takes 10 hours. Activity F takes place after Activity E and takes
22 hours. Activities F and D are the last activities of the project. Which of the
following is TRUE if activity B actually takes 37 hours?

A. The critical path is 67 hours


B. The critical path changes to Start, B, D, End
C. The critical path is Start, A, C, E, F, End
D. The critical path increases by 12 hours

2. Based on the following, if you needed to shorten the duration of the project, what
activity would you try to shorten?
Activity Predecessor Duration
_________________________
Start ____ None ________ 0
A ______ Start _________ 1
B ______ Start _________ 2
C ______ Start _________ 6
D ______ A __________ 10
E ______ B, C _________ 1
F ______ C ___________ 2
G ______ D ___________ 3
H ______ E ___________ 9
I _______ F ___________ 1
End ____ G, H, I _______ 0

A. Activity G
B. Activity D
C. Activity H
D. Activity C
3. Use the following data to answer the below questions

Activity Predecessor Duration in


months

Start - 0

D Start 5

A Start 7

F D,A 8

E D 9

G F,E 6

B F 6

H G 8

C H 9

End C,B 0

• What is critical path and its duration ?


• What is near critical path ?
• What is the total float and
• What is the free float of non- critical activities? ( leave this question for later)
• What happens if duration of D extends to 8 months and E to 10 months ?

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