In a complex PERT network, Activity M takes 8 weeks to complete and connects Event 4 to Event 5. Event 4 has an Early Time of 10 weeks and a Last Time of 12 weeks. Event 5 has an Early Time of 20 weeks and a Last Time of 20 weeks. If an unforeseen supply chain issue delays Activity M by exactly 3 weeks (making its duration 11 weeks), what is the direct consequence on the project?

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The project will be delayed by 1 week because Activity M's new earliest finish time will exceed Event 5's Last Time

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The project remains strictly on schedule because Event 4 has 2 weeks of slack, absorbing the delay.

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The project is delayed by 3 weeks because any delay in the network automatically extends the critical path.

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Activity M will instantly become a fake (dummy) activity.

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