Exam
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Based on the activity network pictured, what is the BEST statement? 1) B
A) Before starting Activity E, Activity A and Activity B need to be completed.
B) Before starting Activity C, Activity A and Activity B must be completed.
C) Before starting Activity C, Activity A and Activity D must be completed.
D) Before starting Activity D, Activity A and Activity B need to be completed.
2) Project Test Bank is composed of activities we will refer to as A, B, C, and D for convenience (and 2) C
lack of creativity). Durations and precedence requirements are shown in the table. Each of these
activities can be conveniently laddered into two sub-activities of equal duration. The first half of
each activity serves as the predecessor to its second half and the first half of the original following
activity. What is the expected completion time of the laddered project?
Activity Length Predecessor
A 10 --
B 18 A
C 14 A
D 20 B, C
A) 48 B) 42 C) 34 D) 38
3) A gentleman farmer maniacally works on academic projects to raise funds for his true passion, 3) C
farming. He has identified seven tasks and developed three time estimates (all in days) of the next
big project on the farm, replacing the fence at the comedy pasture. Tasks, precedence requirements,
and time estimates are shown in the table. What is the expected completion time of the project?
Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic
Activity time time time Predecessor
Corner Posts 4 5 6 --
String Line 7 8 9 --
Dig Holes 10 12 14 Corner Posts
Plant Posts 11 14 17 String Line
Weld Top Bar 8 11 14 String Line
Paint 9 11 13 Dig Holes, Plant Posts
Tack Wire 9 12 16 Weld Top Bar
A) 32 days B) 34 days C) 35 days D) 33 days
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4) 4) C
What is the earliest that Activity D can begin if Activity A takes 3 days, Activity B takes 5 days, and
Activity C takes 7 days?
A) Day 15 B) Day 5 C) Day 7 D) Day 3
5) What is the early start time for Activity D given the activity times and precedence requirements 5)
shown in the table?
Activity Time Predecessor
A 5 --
B 6 A
C 4 A
D 5 B, C
A) 11 B) 7 C) 13 D) 9
6) What is the late start time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements 6)
shown in the table?
Activity Time Predecessor
A 5 --
B 6 A
C 4 A
D 5 B, C
A) 5 B) 9 C) 11 D) 7
7) Use the information in the table to determine the late start time for Activity E. 7)
Early Early Late Late
Task Predecessor Duration Start Finish Start Finish
A -- 8
B A 14
C A 23 8
D C, B 6 23 26
E C 32
F D, E 32 38
A) Day 26 B) Day 17 C) Day 32 D) Day 23
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8) Use the information in the table to determine the early start time for Activity B. 8)
Early Early Late Late
Task Predecessor Duration Start Finish Start Finish
A -- 8
B A 14
C A 23 8
D C, B 6 23 26
E C 32
F D, E 32 38
A) Day 9 B) Day 10 C) Day 8 D) Day 11
9) Use the information in the table to determine the early finish time for Activity D. 9)
Early Early Late Late
Task Predecessor Duration Start Finish Start Finish
A -- 8
B A 14
C A 23 8
D C, B 6 23 26
E C 32
F D, E 32 38
A) Day 23 B) Day 26 C) Day 32 D) Day 29
10) Use the information in the table to determine the late finish time for Activity B. 10)
Early Early Late Late
Task Predecessor Duration Start Finish Start Finish
A -- 8
B A 14
C A 23 8
D C, B 6 23 26
E C 32
F D, E 32 38
A) Day 26 B) Day 17 C) Day 23 D) Day 20
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11) Project Test Bank is composed of activities we will refer to as A, B, C, and D for convenience (and 11)
lack of creativity). Durations and precedence requirements are shown in the table. Each of these
activities can be conveniently laddered into two sub-activities of equal duration, so activity C in
the original project becomes two activities, C1 and C2, each of which lasts 7 days. The first half of
each activity serves as the predecessor to its second half and the first half of the original following
activity. What is the difference in the late start time for activity C in the original project and activity
C1 in the laddered project?
Activity Length Predecessor
A 10 --
B 18 A
C 14 A
D 20 B, C
A) 7 B) 9 C) 3 D) 5
12) A gentleman farmer maniacally works on academic projects to raise funds for his true passion, 12)
farming. He has identified seven tasks and developed three time estimates (all in days) of the next
big project on the farm, replacing the fence at the comedy pasture. Tasks, precedence requirements,
and time estimates are shown in the table. What is the late finish for the Plant Posts activity?
Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic
Activity time time time Predecessor
Corner Posts 4 5 6 --
String Line 7 8 9 --
Dig Holes 10 12 14 Corner Posts
Plant Posts 11 14 17 String Line
Weld Top Bar 8 11 14 String Line
Dig Holes, Plant
Paint 9 11 13 Posts
Tack Wire 9 12 16 Weld Top Bar
A) 22 days B) 13.3 days C) 20.83 days D) 8 days
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13) A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table. After he 13)
draws the network, the project manager decides that activities B, C, and D can be represented by a
hammock activity. What are the early start and late finish times associated with this hammock
activity?
Time Predecessor
A 7
B 8 A
C 13 B
D 8 C
E 7 A
F 6 E
G 6 A
H 11 G
I 12 H
J 14 D, F, I
A) 11, 30 B) 11, 24 C) 7, 24 D) 7, 36
14) A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table. After he 14)
draws the network, the project manager decides that activities H and I can be represented by a
hammock activity. What are the early start and late finish times associated with this hammock
activity?
Time Predecessor
A 7
B 8 A
C 13 B
D 8 C
E 7 A
F 6 E
G 6 A
H 11 G
I 12 H
J 14 D, F, I
A) 7, 36 B) 13, 36 C) 24, 36 D) 13, 24
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15) What is the slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown 15)
in the table?
Activity Time Predecessor
A 5 --
B 7 --
C 8 A
D 7 A
E 4 B
F 8 C, D
G 9 E, F
H 7 G
A) 7 B) 8 C) 10 D) 9
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
16) Use the information in the table to sketch the network and compute early and late start times.
Activity Time Predecessor
A 8
B 4 A
C 5 B, F
D 12 A
E 8 D
F 4 D
G 9 E, F
H 12 G
I 6 C, G
J 5 I
K 9 H
L 12 J, K
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Answer Key
Testname:
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) C
5) A
6) A
7) D
8) C
9) D
10) A
11) A
12) A
13) D
14) B
15) C
16) The early and late start times are shown in the table and the network is below:
Task Early Start Early Finish Late Start Late Finish
A 0 8 0 8
B 8 12 38 42
C 24 29 42 47
D 8 20 8 20
E 20 28 20 28
F 20 24 24 28
G 28 37 28 37
H 37 49 37 49
I 37 43 47 53
J 43 48 53 58
K 49 58 49 58
L 58 70 58 70
