A project has four activities. Activity A has no predecessors and a duration of 1 week. Activity B has Activity A as its predecessor and a duration of 4 weeks. Activity C has Activity A as its predecessor and a duration of 3 weeks. Activity D has activities B and C as its predecessors and a duration of 2 weeks. What is the critical path for this project?
A) A $\rightarrow$ B
B) A $\rightarrow$ B $\rightarrow$ D
C) A $\rightarrow$ C $\rightarrow$ D
D) Cannot be determined from the information given

Question

A project has four activities. Activity A has no predecessors and a duration of 1 week. Activity B has Activity A as its predecessor and a duration of 4 weeks. Activity C has Activity A as its predecessor and a duration of 3 weeks. Activity D has activities B and C as its predecessors and a duration of 2 weeks. What is the critical path for this project?
A) A $\rightarrow$  B
B) A $\rightarrow$ B $\rightarrow$  D
C) A $\rightarrow$ C $\rightarrow$  D
D) Cannot be determined from the information given

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The critical path is the longest path through the project network. In this case, the critical path is A -> B -> D, which has a total duration of 7 weeks.

A Project Has Four Activities →\rightarrow→ B B) A →\rightarrow→ B →\rightarrow→ D C) A

A Project Has Four Activities $\rightarrow$ B
B) A $\rightarrow$ B $\rightarrow$ D
C) A