A Project Has the Precedence Requirements and Activity Durations Shown

question 40

Multiple Choice

A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table.After he draws the network,the project manager decides to represent a few activities by a hammock activity.Which is a legitimate hammock activity for this project? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Tirne } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & 7 & \\\hline\mathrm { B} & 8 & \mathrm {~A} \\\hline \mathrm { C } & 13 & \mathrm {~A} \\\hline \mathrm { D } & 8 & \mathrm {~A} \\\hline \mathrm { E } & 7 & \mathrm {~B} \\\hline \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { C } \\\hline \mathrm { G } & 6 & \mathrm { D } \\\hline \mathrm { H } & 6 & \mathrm { E } \\\hline \mathrm { I } & 11 & \mathrm { G } \\\hline \mathrm { J } & 12 & \mathrm { H } , \mathrm {~F} ,\mathrm { I } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)Combine activities A,B,C
• B)Combine activities B,E,H
• C)Combine activities E,F
• D)Combine activities G,H,I

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