Question: THIS IS MY THIRD TIME ASKING THIS QUESTION. BOTH ANSWERS. SO FAR, HAVE HAD KNOWN INCORRECT ANSWERS. HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP. I have submitted this

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME ASKING THIS QUESTION. BOTH ANSWERS. SO FAR, HAVE HAD KNOWN INCORRECT ANSWERS. HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP.

I have submitted this assignment once, and have a chance to correct my errors, so I know what is correct and what would be incorrect. I have stated this information. Thanks!

M10.5 A new supply ordering system needs to be installed as soon as possible. The table below lists the projects activities and their predecessors. Also provided is the cost information to reduce the standard activity times.

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME ASKING THIS QUESTION. BOTH

Crash the project (ON THE CRITICAL PATH) from 32 days to 28 days by 1 day increments and answer the following questions:

a) What activities are on the critical path (before you start crashing the project)? CORRECT: A,B,G,H

b) To crash the project from 32 days to 31 days, which activity would you crash by one day? CORRECT: A

c) To crash the project from 31 days to 30 days, which activity would you crash by one day? CORRECT A

d) To crash the project from 30 days to 29 days, which activity would you crash by one day? Help please (I know it is NOT A)

e) To crash the project from 29 days to 28 days, which activity(s) would you crash by one day? Help please (I know it is NOT A)

f) What is the total crashing cost to crash the project from 32 days to 28 days? Help please (I know it is NOT $3,000)

I actually have resolved, I'm just hoping someone can confirm what I've done is correct.

I have

a) ABGH

b) A

c) A

d) B

e) B

f) $3,200

Can anyone confirm, or give me a different viable option, please?

\begin{tabular}{cccccc} \hline ACTIVITY & IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS & STANDARD TIME (DAYS) & STANDARD COST & CRASH TIME (DAYS) & CRASH COST \\ \hline A & & 7 & $2,000 & 5 & $3,500 \\ \hline B & A & 10 & $3,000 & 8 & $4,700 \\ C & A & 8 & $3,400 & 7 & $3,700 \\ D & C & 6 & $1,600 & 4 & $2,600 \\ E & C & 7 & $1,900 & 4 & $4,000 \\ F & D, E & 5 & $1,200 & 3 & $2,800 \\ G & B, C & 11 & $8,200 & 8 & $10,900 \\ H & F, G & 4 & $2,600 & 3 & $3,800 \\ \hline \end{tabular}

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