Question: Assignment ( 2 0 % ) You are in charge of a refurbishment work project of a faculty building to create upgraded spaces and

Assignment (20\%)You are in charge of a refurbishment work project of a faculty building to create upgraded spaces and environment to accommodate the upcoming intake of students. A delay in the project will cause a number of losses including cost overruns and negative impact on the reputation. The time and cost information for the project are listed in Table 1. A variable overhead cost of \(\$ 2500\) per day is applied for the project. A penalty cost of \(\$ 15000\) per day will be imposed on day 19 and beyond. Assume the project is started on 7 January 2025, what would be your target completion date and the total project costs saved if your interest is to minimize the cost of the project?Table 1\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline Activity & \begin{tabular}{c} Immediate \\Predecessors\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Normal \\Time (days)\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Normal \\Cost (\$)\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Crash Time \\(days)\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Crash Cost \\(\$)\end{tabular}\\\hline A & - & 3 & 10000 & 2 & 15000\\\hline B & - & 4 & 15000 & 3 & 18000\\\hline C & A & 2 & 12500 & 1 & 16000\\\hline \(\mathbf{D}\) & B & 5 & 17500 & 3 & 21500\\\hline \(\mathbf{E}\) & B & 3 & 15000 & 3 & 16000\\\hline F & C, D & 4 & 20000 & 2 & 25000\\\hline \(\mathbf{G}\) & C & 6 & 7500 & 3 & 15000\\\hline \(\mathbf{H}\) & C, D, E & 2 & 5000 & 1 & 6000\\\hline \(\mathbf{I}\) & E & 3 & 10000 & 1 & 16000\\\hline J & D, E & 4 & 7500 & 3 & 10000\\\hline K & F, G & 3 & 15000 & 1 & 20000\\\hline \(\mathbf{L}\) & G, H, I & 3 & 15000 & 2 & 19000\\\hline \(\mathbf{M}\) & I, J & 2 & 10000 & 1 & 12000\\\hline \(\mathbf{N}\) & K, M & 3 & 17500 & 2 & 18500\\\hline \(\mathbf{O}\) & H, M & 1 & 20000 & 1 & 22000\\\hline \(\mathbf{P}\) & N, L, O & 5 & 15000 & 4 & 20000\\\hline\end{tabular}The new critical path(s) has been identified after performing activities crashing. What is the probability that these path(s) will only be completed after the Chinese New Year 2025 if without implementing the crash cost? Find the date by which 99.9 percent of the project would be completed by then. Table 2 shows the time estimates for each activity of the project.Table 2\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \multirow{2}{*}{Activity} & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{Time Estimates (days)}\\\hline & Optimistic & Most Likely & Pessimistic \\\hline A & 2 & 3 & 5\\\hline B & 3 & 4 & 5\\\hline C & 2 & 2 & 2\\\hline D & 3 & 5 & 6\\\hline E & 2 & 3 & 4\\\hline F & 3 & 4 & 6\\\hline G & 3 & 6 & 10\\\hline H & 1 & 2 & 3\\\hline I & 1 & 3 & 5\\\hline J & 2 & 4 & 6\\\hline K & 2 & 3 & 5\\\hline L & 1 & 3 & 4\\\hline M & 0 & 2 & 4\\\hline N & 1 & 3 & 6\\\hline O & 0 & 1 & 2\\\hline P & 2 & 5 & 8\\\hline\end{tabular}- QUESTION END -

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