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The project management team is determining the activity dependencies to define the logical relationship between them. The project manager suggests that the tem applies 10 days lag on a finish-to-start relationship. What does he actually mean?

A. The successor activity can start ten days before the predecessor activity is completed.
B. The successor activity cannot start until ten days after the predecessor activity is completed.
C. The successor activity can only start ten days after the predecessor activity has started.
D. The successor activity can only finish ten days after the predecessor activity has finished.

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HINT: The finish-to-start is the most commonly used type of activity dependency.

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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is B.

The finish-to-start dependency means the successor activity cannot start until the predecessor activity is finished. A 10-day lag will further delay the predecessor activity by 10 days.