A certain project has three activities on its critical path. Activity A$$s normal completion time is five days. It can be crashed to three days at a cost of $$500.$ Activity B$$s normal completion time is six days, and it can be crashed to four days at a cost of $$50.$ Activity C$$s normal completion time is eight days. It can be crashed to three days at a cost of $$1,000.$ Which activity should the project manager crash and by how many days? How much will it cost$?$

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Planting a Flower Bed

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Purchase flowers, potting soil, and tools.

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Water flowers.

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Prepare soil by weeding and adding fertilizer.

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Plant flowers.

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Dig hole.