Question: Consider the below project information for the questions 6-12. Activity Immediate Predecessor Normal Duration (days) Normal Cost ($) Crash Duration (days) Crash Cost ($) A
Consider the below project information for the questions 6-12.
| Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Normal Duration (days) | Normal Cost ($) | Crash Duration (days) | Crash Cost ($) |
| A | --- | 5 | 50 | 3 | 150 |
| B | --- | 4 | 40 | 2 | 200 |
| C | B | 7 | 70 | 5 | 250 |
| D | A, C | 2 | 20 | 1 | 50 |
| E | A, C | 5 | 125 | 1 | 525 |
| F | B | 10 | 80 | 7 | 290 |
| G | D | 7 | 50 | 3 | 250 |
| H | E, F | 6 | 60 | 3 | 180 |
- Which of the following shows the first activity to crash and the maximum number of days we can crash in the first crash?
- Crash D by 1 day
- Crash H by 3 days
- Crash C by 1 day
- Crash H by 2 days
- Crash D and H by 1 day each
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- Which of the following shows the project duration after the first crash with a maximum crash time?
- 19 days
- 21 days
- 22 days
- 20 days
- 18 days
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- Which of the following shows the critical activities after the first crash with a maximum crash time?
- B, C, E, and H
- B, C, D, and G
- B, F, and H
- B, C, D, E, G, and H
- B, C, D, E, F, G, and H
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- What is the minimum duration and final cost of the project by crashing?
- 12 days and $1125
- 11 days and $1565
- 12 days and $1565
- 11 days and $1125
- 12 days and $1895
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- What is the new project cost if project duration is reduced to 11 days by crashing?
- $1125
- $1785
- $1565
- $1125
- $1715
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- Which activity does not become a critical activity when the duration of the project is reduced to the minimum duration by crashing?
- Activity A
- Activity F
- Activity G
- Activity E
- Activity D
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
- Which of the following shows the maximum number of activities we can crash to reduce the duration of the project at most 1 day?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- None of the above (what is your answer?)
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