Office Automation Inc., developed a proposal for implementing a software system that will standardize the accounts payable function by automatically issuing an $\backslash$table$[[$E$,,,,,],[$F$,,,,,]]$

$($c$)$ What are the critical activities? $($Enter your answers as a comma$-$separated list.$)$

What is the expected project completion time $($in weeks$)?$

weeks

$($d$)$ Assume that the company wants to complete the project in six months or $26$ weeks. What is the amount of crash time $($in weeks$)$ for each activity that minimizes cost?

$($e$)$ Develop an activity schedule for the crashed project.

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$($f$)$ What added project cost $($in thousands of dollars$)$ is required to meet the six$-$month completion time? thousands of dollars

electronic payment upon receipt of the vendor invoice. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished to complete the project. The

following table contains relevant information about the activities.

$($a$)$ Develop a project network.

$($i$)$

$($i$)$

$($b$)$ Develop an activity schedule.

$($c$)$

What are the critical activities? $($Enter your answers as a comma$-$separated list.$)$

What is the expected project completion time $($in weeks$)?$

weeks

$($d$)$

Assume that the company wants to complete the project in six months or $26$ weeks. What is the amount of crash time $($in weeks$)$ for each activity that minimizes cost?

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$($e$)$

Develop an activity schedule for the crashed project.

Activity Earliest

Start Latest

Start Earliest

Finish Latest

Finish Slack

A

B

C

D

E

F

$($f$)$

What added project cost $($in thousands of dollars$)$ is required to meet the six$-$month completion time?

thousands of dollars