PM.64 The US government has contracted with Raytheon to build its new Peacekeeper 2 ballistic missile. The project has been laid out with durations (in weeks), predecessors, and costs included: Activity Normal Time (weeks) Crashed Time (weeks) Normal Cost Crashed Cost Predecessor(s) A 3 $2,000 $3,300 В 10 8 $6,200 $6,700 A 6 $3,500 $4,200 В Which activity is the least desirable crashing candidate? In order to reduce the project's overall duration by one week, at the lowest cost possible, which activity should you crash? O A C В оо

PM.64 The US government has contracted with Raytheon to build its new Peacekeeper 2 ballistic missile. The project has been laid out with durations (in weeks), predecessors, and costs included: Activity Normal Time (weeks) Crashed Time (weeks) Normal Cost Crashed Cost Predecessor(s) A 3 $2,000 $3,300 В 10 8 $6,200 $6,700 A 6 $3,500 $4,200 В Which activity is the least desirable crashing candidate? In order to reduce the project's overall duration by one week, at the lowest cost possible, which activity should you crash? O A C В оо

Practical Management Science

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