The critical path for the network activities shown below is ________ with duration ________.
A)A-B-D;10
B)A-B-E;11
C)C-E;12
D)A-D-E;13
E)A-B-C-D-E;22

Question

The critical path for the network activities shown below is ________ with duration ________. 
A)A-B-D;10 
B)A-B-E;11 
C)C-E;12 
D)A-D-E;13 
E)A-B-C-D-E;22

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The critical path is the longest path through the network, which means the path with the longest duration. Looking at the network, we can see that the only path that includes all of the activities is A-B-D-E, which has a duration of 13. Therefore, the critical path is A-D-E with a duration of 13. The other paths listed are not the longest path, and therefore are not the critical path.

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