An IT company must complete a project with the following tasks listed A to G. ACTIVITY NORMAL DURATION (DAYS) CRASHED DURATION (DAYS) NORMAL COST ($) CRASHED COST ($) A 7 5 500 900 B 4 2 400 600 C 5 5 500 500 D 6 4 800 1000 E 7 4 700 1000 F 5 2 800 1400 G 6 4 800 1600   The following are all the paths in the project from start to end and the durations of each: A-B-E-G : 24 days A-C-E-G : 25 days A-C-F-G : 23 days A-D-F-G : 24 days Develop a crashing schedule to show which activities should be crashed to crash the project by 4 days and the lowest cost of doing so.

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An IT company must complete a project with the following tasks listed A to G.

ACTIVITY

NORMAL DURATION (DAYS)

CRASHED DURATION (DAYS)

NORMAL COST ($)

CRASHED COST ($)

A

7

5

500

900

B

4

2

400

600

C

5

5

500

500

D

6

4

800

1000

E

7

4

700

1000

F

5

2

800

1400

G

6

4

800

1600

 

The following are all the paths in the project from start to end and the durations of each:

A-B-E-G : 24 days

A-C-E-G : 25 days

A-C-F-G : 23 days

A-D-F-G : 24 days

Develop a crashing schedule to show which activities should be crashed to crash the project by 4 days and the lowest cost of doing so.

 

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