Week $9$ Assignment $-$ Crashing a Project

Complete the worksheets below to calculate the total costs for each duration of the project. In each worksheet:

$-$ Fill in the values in all boxes, including the letter x where appropriate

$-$ Respond everywhere you see an underscore $($the cost questions and the question at the end$)$

$-$ Highlight the box$($es$)$ for the activities that you crashed

$-$ Add emphasis to arrows to show the critical path$($s$)($see example and note in the first worksheet below$).$

Project duration: $17$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash (\backslash$$ $\backslash$mathbf$\{2200\}\backslash ))$

With the exception of the costs, I've completed this first worksheet for you. This worksheet shows the normal times, so I did not highlight any of the boxes.

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration:

To add emphasis to the arrows on the critical path $($as shown in the worksheet above$)$:

$1.$ Click on the arrow to select it $($or use Ctrl$+$Click to select multiple arrows$)$

$2.$ Click the Format tab on the ribbon

$3.$ Click the Shape Outline dropdown arrow

$4.$ Point to Weight, and click the $\backslash (\backslash$mathbf$\{3\}\backslash )$ pt option

$5.$ Repeat for all arrows on the critical path$($s$).$

Steps might vary slightly in different versions of Microsoft Word. Project duration: $16$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash$$$2000)$

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration:

Project duration: $15$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash (\backslash$$ $\backslash$mathbf$\{1800\}\backslash ))$ Project duration: $14$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash$$$1650)$

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration:

Project duration: $13$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash (\backslash$$ $\backslash$mathbf$\{1500\}\backslash ))$

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration: Project duration: $12$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash$$$1450)$

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration:

Project duration: $11$ time units $($indirect costs, $\backslash$$$1400)$

Total direct cost for this duration:

Total project cost for this duration:

No need to crash beyond this point. Just respond to the following question:

What is the optimum cost$-$time point for the project $($i$.$e$.$ the duration that produces the lowest overall cost$)?$ Provide the number of time units and the total project costs for that time unit.