The University President Concocts a Thirteen-Step Sinister Plan to Lower

question 48

Essay

The university president concocts a thirteen-step sinister plan to lower morale to zero during his last year in office. The duration of each step (in days)and the required predecessor(s)are displayed in the table.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Activity } & \text { Duration } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \text { A } & 3 & - \cdot \\\hline \text { B } & 8 & \cdots \\\hline \text { C } & 8 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { D } & 7 & \text { B } \\\hline \text { E } & 4 & \text { B } \\\hline \text { F } & 4 & \text { C,D } \\\hline \text { G } & 8 & \text { C,D } \\\hline \text { H } & 8 & \text { E } \\\hline \text { I } & 4 & \text { F } \\\hline \text { J } & 2 & \text { G } \\\hline \text { K } & 6 & \text { H } \\\hline \text { L } & 10 & \text { I } \\\hline \text { M } & 7 & \mathrm {~J} , \mathrm {~K} \\\hline\end{array}$$ What are the early and late start and finish times for this morale-lowering project?

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Definitions:

Intolerable Gap

A concept referring to a significant disparity between reality and individuals’ expectations or beliefs, often leading to social change.

Absolute Deprivation

A condition of extreme poverty.

Strain

Strain refers to the pressure individuals feel when they cannot achieve culturally approved goals through legitimate means, leading to stress or deviant behaviors.

Social Movements

Enduring collective attempts to change part or all of the social order by means of rioting, petitioning, striking, demonstrating, and establishing lobbies, unions, and political parties.