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Indirect cost for a project are $12,000.00 per week as long as the project lasts. The project manager has supplied the cost and time information shown. Use the information to:
A. Determine an optimum crashing plan.
B. Graph the total costs for the plan.
Transcribed Image Text:Crashing
Potential
Cost per Week
to Crash
Activity
(weeks)
14 weeks
3
$11,000
a
10 weeks
b
3
3,000 first week,
13 weeks
6 weeks
$4,000 others
6,000
15 weeks
1
1,000
8 weeks
e
3
6,000
f
1
2,000
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