Question: Sue Smith is developing a six-sigma quality certification program for managers. Smith has listed a number of activities that must be completed before a certification

Sue Smith is developing a six-sigma quality certification program for managers. Smith has listed a number of activities that must be completed before a certification of this nature could be conducted. The activities, immediate predecessors, and times appear in the accompanying table:

Activity Predecessor Time(days)
A 2
B 5
C 1
D C 10
E A,B 3
F D 6
G E,F 8

a. What is the critical path? [ Select ] ["A, B, C, F, G", "B, C, D, G", "C, D, F, G", "A, B, F, G", "C, D, E, F, G"]

b. What is the total project completion time? [ Select ] ["18 days", "27 days", "20 days", "29 days", "25 days"]

c. How much slack is there in activity E.? [ Select ] ["0 (zero), it is on the critical path", "7 days", "9 days", "5 days", "12 days"]

d. What is the ES/EF and LS/LF for activity E? [ Select ] ["1 and 11; 1 and 11", "5 and 10; 16 and 19", "5 and 8; 5 and 8", "11 and 17; 17 and 25", "5 and 8; 14 and 17"]

e. What if activity B. was delayed by 10 days, what would be the project length and critical path?

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