Edexcel FD1 2023 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFD1 (Further Decision 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicCritical Path Analysis

6. The precedence table below shows the twelve activities required to complete a project.
ActivityImmediately preceding activities
A-
B-
C-
DA
EA, B
FD, E
GA, B, C
HF, G
ID, E
JD, E
KF, G, I, J
LI
  1. Draw the activity network described in the precedence table, using activity on arc. Your activity network must contain the minimum number of dummies only.
    (5) \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{6ccce35f-4e62-4b6b-acf6-f9b3e18d4b52-11_654_1358_153_356} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 6}
    \end{figure} Figure 6 shows a partially completed cascade chart for the project. The non-critical activities F, J and K are not shown in Figure 6. The time taken to complete each activity is given in hours and the project is to be completed in the minimum possible time.
  2. State the critical activities. Given that the total float of activity F is 2 hours,
  3. state the duration of activity F . The duration of activity J is \(x\) hours, and the duration of activity K is \(y\) hours, where \(x > 0\) and \(y > 0\)
    1. State, in terms of \(y\), the maximum possible total float for activity K.
    2. State, in terms of \(x\) and \(y\), the total float for activity J .