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Following information is available about a project. Activity Activity Time (weeks) Immediate Predecessor(s) K 4 -...
Following information is available about a project.
|
Activity |
Activity Time (weeks) |
Immediate Predecessor(s) |
|
K |
4 |
- |
|
B |
4 |
- |
|
C |
5 |
- |
|
D |
4 |
- |
|
E |
6 |
K |
|
F |
2 |
B,C,D |
|
G |
4 |
E.F |
|
H |
6 |
F |
Compute slack for each activity.
|
Activity |
Slack |
|
K |
|
|
B |
|
|
C |
|
|
D |
|
|
E |
|
|
F |
|
|
G |
|
|
H |
Homework Answers
Answer #1
|
Activity |
Activity Time (weeks) |
Immediate Predecessor(s) |
ES |
EF |
LS |
LF |
SLACK |
|
K |
4 |
- |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
B |
4 |
- |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
C |
5 |
- |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
D |
4 |
- |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
E |
6 |
K |
4 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
F |
2 |
B,C,D |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
|
G |
4 |
E.F |
10 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
|
H |
6 |
F |
7 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
|
Slack = LS-ES = LF-EF |
|||||||
Formulae Used:
Activity Slack
K 0
B 2
C 1
D 2
E 0
F 1
G 0
H 1
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