Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose? Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following? table:
Activity Normal Time (weeks) Crash Time (weeks) Normal Cost Total Cost with Crashing Immediate Predecessor(s)
A 4 3 $2,100 $2,750 -
B 2 1 $2,300 $2,900 -
C 3 3 $750 $750 -
D 8 4 $2,500 $2,800 A
E 6 3 $800 $1,175 B
F 3 2 $3,400 $4,600 C
G 4 2 $1,600 $2,000 D,E
a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the? project, the project length? =
weeks.
?b) The total cost required for completing this project on normal time? =
?c) For reducing the duration of the project by one? week, the activity that should be crashed first is activity =
?d) The maximum weeks by which the project can be reduced by crashing? =
Total cost of crashing the project to minimum? (or maximum weeks? possible) =