A small project has been planned based on the following set of activities:
Apply critical path analysis and identify the correct statement:
The critical path runs through A,B,D,E and C has 2 days of float (free slack)
A . The critical path runs through A,B,D,E and C has 6 days of float (free slack)
B . The critical path runs through A,C,E and B has 5 days of float (free slack)
C . The critical path runs through A,C,E and D has 4 days of float (free slack)
Answer: A
Explanation:
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<th ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">Activity</font></p> </th>
<th ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">Duration</font></p> </th>
<th ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">Predecessor/s</font></p> </th>
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<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">A</font></p></td>
<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> 2 days</font></p></td> <td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">- </font></p></td> </tr>
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<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">B</font></p></td>
<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> 5 days</font></p></td> <td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> A</font></p></td> </tr>
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<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">C</font></p></td>
<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> 6 days</font></p></td> <td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> A</font></p></td> </tr>
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<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">D</font></p></td>
<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> 3 days</font></p></td> <td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> B</font></p></td> </tr>
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<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11">E</font></p></td>
<td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> 1 day</font></p></td> <td ><p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="11"> C,D</font></p></td> </tr>
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