There are four critical paths in a network. A-B-C-D-E, A-F-E, A-B-H-J-K-E and A-S-T-E. Each activity in this network can be crashed by a maximum of 4 weeks. The crashing cost (per week), for the first week, for activity A is: $560, E is $565 and all other activities is : $140 (per week per activity). The crashing cost, second week and onwards, for activity A is $1120 per week, E is $1400 per week and for all other activities is $420 per activity per week. You have a maximum crashing budget of $2385. The maximum possible reduction in the project duration will be: a. 5 weeks b. 3 weeks c. 4 weeks d. 2 weeks e. 1 week

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There are four critical paths in a network. A-B-C-D-E, A-F-E, A-B-H-J-K-E and A-S-T-E. Each activity in this network can be crashed by a maximum of 4 weeks. The crashing cost (per week), for the first week, for activity A is: $560, E is $565 and all other activities is : $140 (per week per activity). The crashing cost, second week and onwards, for activity A is $1120 per week, E is $1400 per week and for all other activities is $420 per activity per week. You have a maximum crashing budget of $2385. The maximum possible reduction in the project duration will be:
a.
5 weeks
b.
3 weeks
c.
4 weeks
d.
2 weeks
e.
1 week
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