Use the Information in the Table (All Times Are in Days)to

question 28

Multiple Choice

Use the information in the table (all times are in days) to determine the lowest cost minimum completion time if the base cost for each activity finished in normal time is $1,000. $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline&\text { Normal }&\text {Minimum}&\text { Crash Cost }\\ \text {Activity}&\text {Time}&\text {Time}&\text { (\$/day) }& \text { Predecessor }\\\hline \mathrm{A}& 10 & 6 & \$ 70 & -- \\ \hline\mathrm{ B} & 6 & 3 & \$ 40 & -- \\\hline \mathrm{C} & 2 & 2 & - & \mathrm{ B } \\\hline\mathrm{D} & 4 & 2 & \$ 60 &\mathrm{C } \\\hline \mathrm{E} & 6 & 4 & \$ 80 & \mathrm{ A } \\\hline \mathrm{F} & 8 & 5 & \$ 90 & \mathrm{D}, \mathrm{ E }\\\hline \end{array}$

• A)$7,120
• B)$6,910
• C)$6,790
• D)$6,830

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