SoftMax, the game producer, plans to develop the next sequel of the successful MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) series Genesis. The critical steps for developing the game are provided in the following table. Also listed are the planned durations and the predecessor(s) for each step Activity Description (months) Duration Immediate Predecessor(s)
A Main story line design 4
B Main program coding 8 A
C Character design and attribute configurations 3 A
D Artwork design 2 A
E 3D graphics design 4 C, D
F User interface design and graphics integration 5 B, E
G Alpha testing and debugging 2 F
H Public testing and final adjustment 1 G
I Media exposure and advertisement 6 E
J Major launch preparation 1 H, I
a. Draw an activity-on-node (AON) network diagram for the project.
b. Compute the earliest start (ES), earliest finish (EF), latest start (LS), and latest finish (LF), and slack for each activity. Display all values in a table format.
c. Determine the critical path(s) for the project. What is the project duration (in months)?
d. Which activities are non-critical and how much slack does each non-critical activity have?

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u. s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

Consider derek's budget information: materials to be used totals $64,750; direct labor totals $198,400; factory overhead totals $394,800; work in process inventory january 1, $189,100; and work in progress inventory on december 31, $197,600. what is the budgeted cost of goods manufactured for the year? a. $1,044,650 b. $649,450 c. $657,950 d. $197,600

Explain the relationship between consumers and producers in economic growth and activity