The critical path for the network activities shown below is ________ with duration ________. $$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{ Activity }& \text{ Duration }& \begin{array}{c}\text{ Immediate }\\ \text{ Predecessors }\end{array}\\ \text{ A }& 4& -\\ \text{ B }& 2& \text{ A }\\ \text{ C }& 7& -\\ \text{ D }& 4& \text{ A }\\ \text{ E }& 5& \text{ B, C, D }\end{array}$$

A) A-B-D; 10
B) A-B-E; 11
C) C-E; 12
D) A-D-E; 13
E) A-B-C-D-E; 22

Critical Path

The longest sequence of activities in a project plan that must be completed on time for the project to complete on due date.

Immediate Predecessors

The activities or tasks that directly precede another in a project schedule or process, without any intervening tasks.

Activity Duration

The time period from the start to the end of an activity or task.