Question: Use the information provided in the Table 1 and the network diagram in Figure 1 for the following problems. Activity Normal Time(weeks) Normal Cost ($)

Use the information provided in the Table 1 and the network diagram in Figure 1 for the following problems.

Activity Normal Time(weeks) Normal Cost ($) Crash Time (weeks) Crash Cost ($) Maximum weeks Reduced Crash Cost per Week ($)
A 4 550 3 950 2 450
B 5 650 4 750 2 150
C 7 850 4 1350 4 550
D 7 1550 5 2200 3 100
E 7 1800 5 2300 3 550
F 6 250 6 1250 1 1050
G 8 1550 6 1850 3 350

Table 1

Use the information provided in the Table 1 and

Figure 1. AON network diagram

  1. Using the information given,
    • Calculate the completion time of the project.
    • Identify the activities on the critical path.
  2. Using the information given and the project completion time calculated in Problem 1, reduce the completion time of the project 3 weeks in the most economical way.
  3. Using the information given and the project completion time calculated in Problem 1, calculate the minimum time for completing the project possible.

UPDATE: Activity H is simply the last activity on the diagram. I am told you don't need it to actually compute anything or create formulas, but it's needed when counting the number of weeks.

Table 1 B(3) E(5) A(4) C(5) G(4) H(3) D(2) F(6)

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