A High Definition Television Manufacturer in Asia Wants to Develop

question 70

Multiple Choice

A high definition television manufacturer in Asia wants to develop a new smart television as fast as possible using Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and must complete the design and testing work first. The objective is to be the first to market the most innovative smart television on the planet and capture the first adopter market share. The manufacturer has determined the following activities, precedence relationships, and time estimates in days for the project:
$\begin{array}{rcccr}& \text { Immediate } & \text { Optimistic } & \text { Most Likely } & \text { Pessimistic } \\\text { Activity } & \text { Predecessors } & t_{o} & t_{m} & t_{p}\\\hlinea & \text { none } & 4 & 6 & 7 \\\mathrm{~b} & \mathrm{a} & 1 & 2 & 3 \\\mathrm{c} & \mathrm{a} & 5 & 5 & 5 \\\mathrm{~d} & \mathrm{~b} & 7 & 9 & 12 \\\mathrm{e} & \mathrm{b} & 2 & 4 & 8 \\\mathrm{f} & \mathrm{c} d & 6 & 9 & 10\end{array}$ Solutions are at the end of questions
-The expected variance of Activity A is _____.

• A) less than or equal to 0.5 days
• B) greater than 0.5 but less than or equal to 1.0 day
• C) greater than 1.0 but less than or equal to 1.5 days
• D) greater than 1.5 days

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