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A project with nine activities includes only four paths that are shown below along with their...

A project with nine activities includes only four paths that are shown below along with their lengths. The following table provides the opportunities for crashing activities.

Activity

Maximum Reduction

Crash Cost/Day

A

2

$900

B

-

-

C

-

-

D

2

$200

E

2

$400

F

2

$700

G

1

$500

H

-

-

I

2

$800

Suppose each day of shortening (crashing) the project saves $1200. Determine how many days should the project be crashed, and report the total cost for this crashing and how long the project will take to complete after the crashing.

Show all your work.

Cost for crashing = ____________

How long is the project after crashing?   ____________

Paths   

Length in days

continue......

A E I

26

A E G

25

B C F

22

B D F   I

27
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