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Solution :
A : Cost slopes as in image below. Normal duration : 15 and Cost : 45,500
B : To reduce duration by 2 days crash activity B, G twice. Project Cost : 48,334
C : Earliest project duration : 8 days and cost : 61,000
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below to compress one time unit per move using the least cost
method. Reduce the schedule until you reach the crash point of the
network. For each move identify what activity(ies) was crashed and
the adjusted total cost. (i.e., Calculate the minimum direct cost
when project is finished in 13 days, 12 days, 11 days, as well as
10 days.)
Note: Choose B instead of C
and E (equal costs) because it is usually smarter to...
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tickets?
A. no impact
B. the project will delay by one day
C. the project will delay by more than one day
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