Table 313
You Are Responsible for Managing a Project with the the Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

Table 3.13
You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in weeks) .
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Activity } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Expected } \\\text { Time }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Immediate } \\\text { Predecessor } ( \mathrm { s } ) \end{array} \\\hline \mathbf { A } & 8 & \cdots - \\\text { B } & 10 & - \\\text { C } & 7 & \text { A,B } \\\text { D } & 5 & \text { B } \\\text { E } & 12 & \text { C } \\\text { F } & 7 & \text { C,D } \\\text { G } & 6 & \text { E,F } \\\text { H } & 10 & \text { F } \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Using Table 3.13,if the expected time for activity E is decreased to 8 weeks,what is the new expected completion time for the project?

• A) 31 weeks or less
• B) 32-33 weeks
• C) 34-35 weeks
• D) more than 35 weeks

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