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Part $1$

Development of Version $2\mathrm{.}0$ of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose$$ Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following$$ table:

$$

Activity

Normal Time$($weeks$)$

Crash Time$($weeks$)$

Normal Cost

Total Cost with Crashing

Immediate$$ Predecessor$($s$)$

A

$4$

$3$

$ $2$ comma $000$

$ $2$ comma $600$

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B

$2$

$1$

$ $2$ comma $100$

$ $2$ comma $800$

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C

$3$

$3$

$ $500$

$ $500$

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D

$8$

$4$

$ $2$ comma $500$

$ $2$ comma $800$

A

E

$6$

$3$

$ $900$

$ $1$ comma $275$

B

F

$3$

$2$

$ $3$ comma $200$

$ $4$ comma $400$

C

G

$4$

$2$

$ $1$ comma $400$

$ $1$ comma $900$

$$D$,$ E

Part $2$

$$a$)$ Based on the given information regarding the activities for the$$ project, the project length$=$

$$

$13$ weeks.

Part $3$

$$b$)$ The total cost required for completing this project on normal time$=$$

$$

enter your response here.

Part $4$

$$c$)$ For reducing the duration of the project by one$$ week, the activity that should be crashed first is activity

$$

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

$.$

Part $5$

The cost of the project based on the first activity selected for crashing will increase by $$$

$$

enter your response here.

Part $6$

$$d$)$ The maximum weeks by which the project can be reduced by crashing$=$

$$

$7$

$8$

$9$

$10$

$11$

$12$

weeks.

Part $7$

Total cost of crashing the project to minimum$($or maximum weeks$$ possible$)=$$

$$

enter your response here.