The Advanced Tech Company has a project to design an integrated information data base for a major bank. Data for the project are given in the following table. Indirect project costs amount to $150 per day. The company will incur a $200 per day penalty for each day the project lasts beyond day 14. MIT Normal Time (days) Crash Time (days) Crash Cost ($) Immediate Activity Normal Cost (S) Predecessor(s) A 4 900 3 1,000 В 1,000 3 2,200 C 4 500 3 1,000 А. В D 3 1,200 2 1,500 B E 4 1.500 4. 1,500 C. D F 1,300 1 1,400 E G 900 1 1,500 E 5 300 2 600 G a. What is the project's duration if only normal times are used? The project duration isO day(s). (Enter your response as an integer.)

The Advanced Tech Company has a project to design an integrated information data base for a major bank. Data for the project are given in the following table. Indirect project costs amount to $150 per day. The company will incur a $200 per day penalty for each day the project lasts beyond day 14. MIT Normal Time (days) Crash Time (days) Crash Cost ($) Immediate Activity Normal Cost (S) Predecessor(s) A 4 900 3 1,000 В 1,000 3 2,200 C 4 500 3 1,000 А. В D 3 1,200 2 1,500 B E 4 1.500 4. 1,500 C. D F 1,300 1 1,400 E G 900 1 1,500 E 5 300 2 600 G a. What is the project's duration if only normal times are used? The project duration isO day(s). (Enter your response as an integer.)

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