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Q1) Five critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network. Activity details are...

Q1) Five critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network. Activity details are in the table below.

Activity

Normal Time

Normal Cost

Crash Duration

Crash Cost

A

14 days

$7,000

10 days

$9,800

B

10 days

$6,000

7 days

$8,700

C

6 days

$6,800

4 days

$7,800

D

8 days

$4,500

6 days

$6,700

E

5 days

$2,500

4 days

$3,300

  1. What is the crash cost per unit time for each of the activities?
  1. Which activity should be crashed first to cut one day from the project's duration; calculate the added cost and total cost of project?
  1. Which activity should be the next activity crashed to cut a second day from the project's duration; calculate the added cost and total cost of project.

  1. If we want to minimize project duration by 6 days, what should we do? (calculate the added cost and total cost of project)
  1. How much can this project be shortened? (Calculate the added cost and total cost of project)

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