Question: The following table represents a plan for a project: Use Appendix G . TIMES ( DAYS ) JOB NO . PREDECESSOR JOB ( S )

The following table represents a plan for a project: Use Appendix G.
TIMES (DAYS)
JOB NO. PREDECESSOR
JOB(S) a m b
1138
21336
313612
415712
523612
63123
742910
85,6246
982412
107447
119,1021111
b. Indicate the critical path.
multiple choice 1
1-3-6-8-9-11
1-2-5-8
1-4-7-10-11
1-2-5-8-9-11
c.
What is the expected completion time for the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Expected completion time
33
days
d.
You can accomplish any one of the following at an additional cost of $2,000. If you will save $1,500 for each day that the earliest completion time is reduced, which of the following actions should be taken, if any?
1. Reduce job 6 by two days.
multiple choice 2
Yes
No
2. Reduce job 4 by two days.
multiple choice 3
Yes
No
3. Reduce job 9 by two days.
multiple choice 4
Yes
No
e.
What is the probability that the project will take more than 35 days to complete? (Use Excel's NORMSDIST() function to find the correct probability for your computed Z-value. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to 4 decimal places.)
Probability

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