Problem 3.11 b Question Help * The following is a table of activities associated

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Problem 3.11 b Question Help * The following is a table of activities associated with a project at Rafay Ishfaq's software firm in Chicago, their durations and what activities each must precede: Activity Duration (weeks) Precedes A (start) F (end) This exercise contains only parts b, c, and d b) The activities on the critical path are A-C-F c) The total project completion time for Rafay Ishfaq's software firm is 12 weeks. (Enter your response as a whole number) d) Determine the slack time for each of the activities. (Enter your responses as whole numbers.) Activity Slack Time (weeks) What is the total slack for the non critical path s in the project? week(s) (Enter your response as a whole number.)

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Slack calculations are based on the earliest and latest times of the activities and formula used is:

Slack = Latest Finish - Earliest Start - activity time

Non critical activities, B, and E have slack of 1 week.

Activity Duration Preceeding ES EF LS LF Slack A 2 None 0 2 0 2 0 B 3 A 2 5 3 6 1 C 7 A 2 9 2 9 0 E 3 B 5 8 6 9 1 F 3 C,E 9 12 9 12 0 Critical activities are having slack=0, A, C, F Critical path is A-- C-- F duration 12 (2+7+3)

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