mbo Technologies has embarked on another project that has an estimated completion time of 40 weeks and a standard deviation of 5 weeks. It is estimated that the project completion time is normally distributed. i)What is the probability of finishing the project in 38 weeks or less?  ii)The due date for the project is set so that there is a 90% chance that it will finish by this date. What is the due duration?

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Limbo Technologies has embarked on another project that has an estimated completion time of 40 weeks and a standard deviation of 5 weeks. It is estimated that the project completion time is normally distributed.

i)What is the probability of finishing the project in 38 weeks or less? 

ii)The due date for the project is set so that there is a 90% chance that it will finish by this date. What is the due duration?

ACTIVITY

PREDECESSOR

NORMAL TIME (WEEKS)

CRASH TIME (WEEKS)

NORMAL COST ($)

CRASH COST ($)

A

-

4

2

1000

1600

B

-

6

3

3000

3500

C

A

3

1

2500

3000

D

A,B

6

5

1500

1850

E

D

4

2

3500

4200

F

C

4

3

2250

3000

G

D

3

2

1900

2500

H

F,G,E

2

1

400

500

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