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You are the manager of a project to improve a billing process at your firm. The following table
contains the data you will need to conduct crashing of the project duration. Indirect costs are $1,600
per week, and penalty costs are $1,200 per week after Week 12.
Activity
Immediate
Predecessor(s)
Crash Time
(weeks)
Normal
(Direct) Cost
Crash
Cost
(weeks)
($)
($)
A
4
1
5,000
8,000
B
5
2
8,000
11,000
C
A
1
1
4,000
4,000
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B
6
3
6,000
12,000
E
B, C
7
6
4,000
7,000
F
Ꭰ
7
6
4,000
7,000
What is the optimum choice for project duration?
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