A mini project was estimated to cost $$25,000$ and to be completed on $15$ December $2009.$ The calculated actual cost at the end of September $2009$ is $$18,500.$ The remaining $20$ percent work is to be completed as soon as possible to maintain the completion due date. $($a$)$ What are the cost and schedule variances at this stage? $(7$ marks$)$

$($b$)$ If the original project duration was $18$ months and total budget was $$35,000,$ Calculate the estimated cost of completion and estimated time to complete. $(7$ marks$)$

$($c$)$ Comment on how well the project is doing in terms of time and cost. $(6$ marks