Question: 2. For the MX project as described below, the PMO sent a note to the PM indicating that under the current plan, they would miss

2. For the MX project as described below, the PMO

2. For the MX project as described below, the PMO sent a note to the PM indicating that under the current plan, they would miss the project due date, so somehow they needed to accelerate the timing for the project plan. The customer wanted the projected completed in 20 weeks and the contract specifies a penalty of $5000 per week late up to 3 weeks and $10,000 per week late if more than 3 weeks. Based on the project time and cost information shown in the table below, what strategy should MX pursue? Crash? Activity Predecessor Normal Time (Weeks) A None 4 B A 6 A 2 D B 4 E B, C 5 F D, E 7 Crash Time Normal Crash (Weeks) Cost ($) Cost ($) 2 10,000 15,000 5 30,000 35,000 1 8,000 10,000 3 12,000 18,000 3 20,000 24,000 4 20,000 29,000

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