Development of a new deluxe version of a particular software product is being considered by Ravi Behara’s software house. The indirect cost is $500 per week. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following table

Activity	Normal time (weeks)	Normal cost	Maximym Cash time (weeks(	Crash cost per week	ImmediatePredecessors
a	4	$2000	2	$300	-
b	2	$2200	1	$600	-
c	3	$200	0	-	-
d	8	$2,300	2	$200	a
e	6	$900	3	$100	b
f	3	$3000	1	$1,200	c
g	4	$1,400	1	$600	d,e,f

a) What is the project completion time and the total cost required for completing this project on normal time?

b) If you wish to reduce the time required completing this project by 1 week, which activity should be crashed, and how much will this change the total cost?

c) If you wish to reduce the total cost to the minimum level, which activities should be crashed, and how much will this make the total cost?

d) What is the earliest time that the project can be completed by crashing the activities? How much will this make the total cost?

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a Normal Project completion time 16 weeks Normal cost 20000 b Activity D should be crashed b... View the full answer