The client of a project has requested the project team to crash $8$ hours of time. The table below

provides the necessary information about the possible project crashing.

$($a$)$ What is the crash cost for $8$ hours of time$-$savings?

$($b$)$ Assume the team calls the client and asks for a project extension, reducing the amount of time they

need to crash. The project team has a $$20$ crash budget. Is the budget sufficient to crash $4$ hours of

time?

Activity

Normal

Duration

$($hours$)$

Normal

Cost $($$$)$

Crash

Duration

$($hours$)$

Crash

Cost $($S$)$

Immediate

Predecessors

A $21020$ None

B $315223$ A

C $525430$ B

D $320124$ C

E $630445$ C

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