Three Critical Path Activities from the Same Critical Path Are

question 69

Essay

Three critical path activities from the same critical path are candidates for crashing on a CPM network. Activity details are in the table below.
(a) What is the crash cost per unit time for activity A?
(b) What is the crash cost per unit time for activity B?
(c) Which activity should be crashed first to cut one day from the project's duration; how much is added to project cost?
(d) Assuming no other paths become critical, which activity should be the next activity crashed to cut a second day from the project's duration; how much is added to project cost?
(e) Assuming no other paths become critical, how much can this project be shortened at what total added cost?

---

Definitions:

Special Challenges

Unique or exceptional difficulties that individuals or groups may face, requiring specific strategies for overcoming.

School-Cutoff Strategy

A means of assessing the impact of early education by comparing the intellectual performance of children who are almost the same age but begin schooling a year apart because of school rules that set a specific cutoff birthday date for starting school.

Family Support

Assistance and resources provided by family members to each other to ensure mutual well-being and address challenges.

Home Discourse

Conversations and communication patterns that occur within a household among family members.