(a) Draw a network corresponding to the following information.

(b) Find the earliest and latest scheduling times of various activities.

(c) Obtain the total, interfering, free, and independent floats for each of the activities.

(d) Can this project be completed within 65 days?

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e) What would be the effect on the project length of reducing the resources to be used for activity 8-10 by such an amount as would increase the time for this activity by 5 days?

(f) The head of the department in which activity 6-8 is to be performed requests that he be allowed to work overtime so that the activity can be completed in 6 days. Should his request be considered in the interest of project completion at an earlier date? How about a similar request from the manager of the activity 2-7?

(g) It has come to be known that due to non-availability of resouces in time, activity 3-5 would be delayed by 9 days. Will it affect (i) the project completion time? (ii) the start of its successor activity? By how much?

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Activity Time (Days) Activity Time (Days) 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 2-4 2-7 3-5 3-6 4-10 5-11 6-7 82625937402 6-8 10 7-10 12 8-9 12 8-10 9-12 10-12 18 0236 8 10-14 9 11-12 7 11-14 4 10 12-13 11 13-14