The Firm is developing on a new game for the Xbox360 console release. However, Microsoft wants to expedite the project to launch both together in the market. Find below the normal/crash activities for the game project.

Activity		Pred.	Crash Time (days)	Crash Cost	Normal Time (days)	Normal cost	Crash cost per day
A	Game Design	-	4	$800	7	$500
B	Game Programming	A	2	350	3	200
C	Level Design	-	4	900	6	500
D	Game Art Design	C	1	500	3	200
E	Game Testing & launch	B,D	1	550	2	300

1. Find the crash cost per day. (2.5 marks)

2. Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 10 days with a minimum cost? Assume partial crashing. (8 marks)

3. Find the new cost. (4.5 marks)

4. Is partial crashing an appropriate assumption in this kind of project? (5 marks)

5. When might a firm choose to crash a project (state at least 3 reasons)? What factors must be considered in making this decision? (10 marks)