Which One of the Following Conditions Violates the Assumptions of PERT/CPM

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following conditions violates the assumptions of PERT/CPM networks?

• A) Two activities tied together by an arc are overlapping and can be worked on simultaneously.
• B) Costs increase linearly as activity time is reduced below its normal time.
• C) There can be more than one critical path in a network.
• D) Some activities can have zero variance.

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