Use the Project Described in the Table to Determine the Total

question 47

Multiple Choice

Use the project described in the table to determine the total resources required for this project on day 10 if a worker is expected to devote half-time (four hours per day) to this project.Assume that the project work is conducted on a 5-day-per-week basis. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Activity } & \text { Duration } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & 5 \text { days } & - \\\hline \mathrm { B } & 4 \text { days } & \mathrm { A } \\\hline \mathrm { C } & 5 \text { days } & \text { A } \\\hline \mathrm { D } & 6 \text { days } & \mathrm { B } \\\hline \mathrm { E } & 6 \text { days } & \mathrm { C } , \mathrm { D } \\\hline \mathrm { F } & 6 \text { days } & \mathrm { E } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 5 hours
• B) 10 hours
• C) 4 hours
• D) 8 hours

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A mathematical description of observed or theoretical frequencies of occurrence of different possible outcomes in a dataset.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given random-sample-based statistic, used to make inferences about a population.

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Number of Successes

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