A Project Has the Activity Duration and Cost Information Indicated

question 17

Multiple Choice

A project has the activity duration and cost information indicated in the table where all times are in weeks.What is the lowest total cost for completing this project in 35 days? $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Activity } & \text { Predecessor } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Normal } \\\text { Time }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Normal } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \text { Crash Time } & \text { Crash Cost } \\\hline \text { A } & -- & 8 & \$ 12,000 & 5 & \$ 22,000 \\\hline \mathrm{B} & \text { A } & 12 & \$ 18,000 & 9 & \$ 32,000 \\\hline \text { C } & \text { A } & 15 & \$ 22,000 & 9 & \$ 62,000 \\\hline \mathrm{D} & \mathrm{B} & 3 & \$ 9,000 & 2& \$ 18,000 \\\hline \mathbf{E} & \text { C } & 9 & \$ 15,000 & 5 & \$ 35,000 \\\hline \mathrm{F} & \mathrm{E} & 7 & \$ 5,000 & 5 & \$ 8,000 \\\hline \mathrm{G} & \mathrm{D} & 8 & \$ 13,000 & 6 & \$ 23,000 \\\hline \mathrm{H} & \mathrm{A} & 12 & \$ 20,000 & 8 & \$ 32,000 \\\hline \mathrm{J} & \mathrm{H} & 6 & \$ 45,000 & 4 & \$ 56,000 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A)$211,500
• B)$197,500
• C)$203,500
• D)$194,500

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