Given the Critical Path Below, Calculate the Following
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question 85

Essay

Given the critical path below, calculate the following
a. The crash cost per unit time savings for each activity.
b. The maximum total crash time savings and cost.
c. The maximum total time-savings with a $6000 budget.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Activity } & \text { Normal Time } & \text { Normal Cost } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Crash } \\\text { Duration }\end{array} & \text { Crash Cost } \\\hline \text { A } & 8 \text { days } & \$ 8,000 & 5 \text { days } & \$ 11,000 \\\hline \text { B } & 5 \text { days } & \$ 2,000 & 2 \text { days } & \$ 9,500 \\\hline \text { C } & 10 \text { days } & \$ 9,000 & 8 \text { days } & \$ 12,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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