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Chapter 8Pert/cpm models for Project Management Review Questions 8.1-1 The bid is for $5.4 million with a penalty of $300,000 if the deadline of 47 weeks is not met. In addition, a bonus of $150,000 will be paid if the plant is completed within 40 weeks. 8.1-2 He has decided to focus on meeting the deadline of 47 weeks. 8.1-3 An immediate predecessor is an activity that must be completed just prior to starting the given activity. Given the immediate predecessors of an activity, this activity then becomes the immediate successor of each of these immediate predecessors. 8.1-4 (1) the activities of the project; (2) the immediate predecessors of the activities; and (3) the estimated duration of the activities 8.2-1 (1) activity information; (2) precedence relationships; and (3) time information (duration) 8.2-2 In an AOA network, each activity is represented by an arc, while in an AON network, each activity is represented by a node. AON networks are being used here. 8.2-3 The bars in a Gantt chart show the scheduled start and finish times for activities in a project. 8.3-1 (a) A path through a project network is one of the routes following the arrows (arcs) from the start node to the finish node; (b) the length of a path is the sum of the estimated durations of the activities on the path; (c) the longest path is called the critical path. 8.3-2 (1) The actual duration of each activity must be the same as its estimated duration; and (2) each activity must begin as soon as all its immediate predecessors are finished. 8.3-3 The earliest start time of an activity is equal to the largest of the earliest finish times of its immediate predecessors. 8.3-4 A forward pass is the process of starting with the initial activities and working forward in time toward the final activities. 8.3-5 It is a last chance schedule because anything later will delay the completion of the project. 8.3-6 The latest finish time of an activity is equal to the smallest of the latest start times of