Question: Only answer if you're absolutely certain and show your work, please. The following CPM network has estimates of the normal time in weeks listed for

Only answer if you're absolutely certain and show your work, please.

The following CPM network has estimates of the normal time in weeks listed for the activities: (Diagram: explained below: v)

*A(4) to B(5) to *D(6) to F(5) to *G(5)

^A(4) also goes to C(7) to ^D(6) to E(8) to ^G(5)

a. Identify the critical path.

A-C-D-E-G
A-B-D-E-G
A-B-D-F-G
A-C-D-F-G

b. What is the length of time to complete the project?

Number of weeks

c. Which activities have slack, and how much?

B, 2 week(s); F, 3 week(s).
B, 5 week(s); E, 4 week(s).
C, 2 week(s); F, 5 week(s).
C, 2 week(s); E, 4 week(s).

Here is a table of normal and crash times and costs.

ACTIVITY NORMAL TIME CRASH TIME NORMAL COST CRASH COST
A 4 3 $ 7,400 $ 9,000
B 5 3 5,300 8,800
C 7 6 7,500 10,500
D 6 5 2,700 4,800
E 8 7 2,700 3,700
F 5 4 5,500 7,200
G 5 4 4,600 7,800

d-1. Which activities would you shorten to cut two weeks from the schedule in a rational fashion?

E A
C E
D F
B D

d-2. What would be the total incremental cost?

Total incremental cost $

d-3. Is the critical path changed?

No
Yes

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