Question: A project was expected to be completed in 10 weeks by a crew of five workers. The work was to be completed without overtime, namely,

  1. A project was expected to be completed in 10 weeks by a crew of five workers. The work was to be completed without overtime, namely, with 40-hour workweeks. Workers were to be paid 50 AED per hour. Before construction began, the owner decided that the project schedule was to be accelerated by having the workers work 8 hours on Saturdays (therefore for each week, 8 hours per each day for five days and additional one weekend day for 8 hours). Assume wages are paid at time-and-a-half on Saturdays.

  1. What is the revised expected duration of the project?

  1. What is the added cost due to the acceleration?

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