i) Identify the sequencing of the activities to be crashed first. Justify your answer. (1 Mark) ii)

What would the critical path shrink to after crashing the project’s critical activities? (1 Mark) iii)

What would be the associated increased cost from crashing those critical activities? (1 Mark) iv)

What would be the total time we can save in crashing all critical path activities? (1 Mark) v)

Develop a table that depicts the per day costs for crashing each activity. (4 Marks)

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The CEO of your company has asked you to consider the decision of whether or not to crash Project Tamarind in order to expedite your project. After asking your project analyst to conduct an analysis, you have determined the "pre-crash" and "post-crash" activity durations and costs, shown in the table below, activities of the critical path are highlighted with an asterisk: Normal Crashed Activity Cost Duration Cost Duration A 5,000 4 days 6,000 3 days B* 2,000 5 days 3,000 4 days C 3,500 2 days 4,500 1 days D* 4,500 6 days 6,000 4 days E* 1,500 3 days 2,500 2 days F 7,500 8 days 8,500 7 days G* 1,000 7 days 2,500 6 days 2,500 6 days 3,000 5 days The CEO of your company has asked you to consider the decision of whether or not to crash Project Tamarind in order to expedite your project. After asking your project analyst to conduct an analysis, you have determined the "pre-crash" and "post-crash" activity durations and costs, shown in the table below, activities of the critical path are highlighted with an asterisk: Normal Crashed Activity Cost Duration Cost Duration A 5,000 4 days 6,000 3 days B* 2,000 5 days 3,000 4 days C 3,500 2 days 4,500 1 days D* 4,500 6 days 6,000 4 days E* 1,500 3 days 2,500 2 days F 7,500 8 days 8,500 7 days G* 1,000 7 days 2,500 6 days 2,500 6 days 3,000 5 days

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Activity Normal Crashed Crash Cost per Day Cost Duration Cost Duration A 5000 4 6000 3 1000 B 2000 5 ... View the full answer