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Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following activities has the highest crash cost per week?
G
F
В
If you wanted to shorten the overall duration of the project, which activity should you crash first?
C
A
E
What is the total cost of crashing the project from its current duration down to 11 weeks?
Number
What is the total cost of crashing the project from its original duration to 9 weeks?
Number

Transcribed Image Text:PM.66 Real estate developer Russell Call was working with a few contractors to make a number of improvements to one of his rental properties. After
gathering information from these contractors he determined the following durations, predecessors, and costs of all the required activities:
Activity
Normal Time (weeks)
Crashed Time (weeks)
Normal Cost
Crashed Cost
Predecessor(s)
А
3
$1,000
$3,300
В
1
$2,160
$2,460
3
2
$1,300
$3,000
D
7
3
$2,000
$2,500
A
E
3
$1,650
$2,100
B
F
4
3
$4,100
$5,260
G
4
2
$1,650
$2,100
D, E
What is the overall duration of the project?
Number
Which of the following activities has the lowest crash cost per week?
O A
O E
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