Exercise

2) If the learning rate is 60 percent and the first time the activity was performed took 200 minutes, the second time performing the activity should take __________________minutes, and the fourth time should take ______________minutes.

3) In the example below, label which activities are predecessors and which activities are successors

A

B

C

4) Create a logical network using the activities listed below.

Planting a Flower Bed

1. Purchase flowers, potting soil, and tools.

2. Water flowers.

3. Prepare soil by weeding and adding fertilizer.

4. Plant flowers.

5. Dig hole.

5) Calculate early start, early finish, late start, late finish, and float for each of the activities in the network below. The duration of each activity is given

D 7

E 3

C 1

B 4

A 12

6) Identify the critical path for the network in Exercise 5. How long should the project take?

7) Display the schedule from Exercise 5 on a Gantt chart showing critical activities, noncritical activities, and float.

8) Given the information below, create the project schedule network. Then, using the two-pass method, calculate and show the early and late starts and float for each activity and the critical path. Show the schedule on a Gantt chart showing critical and noncritical activities and float.

ACTIVITY	DAYS	IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR
A	5
B	2	A
C	4	A
D	7	A
E	3	B
F	6	B, C
G	8	D, E, F