You Are Responsible for Managing a Project with the Following

question 58

Multiple Choice

You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in weeks) :
$\begin{array}{cccccc}&\text { Immediate } & \text { Normal Time } & \text { Crash Time } & \text { Normal } & \text { Crash } \\\text { Activity }&\text { Predecessor } & \text { (Weeks) } & \text { (Weeks) } & \text { Cost }(\$) & \text { Cost }(\$) \\\hline\text { A } & \text { none } & 3 & 2 & \$ 14,000 & \$ 16,500 \\\text { B } & \text { none } & 6 & 6 & \$ 5,500 & \$ 5,500 \\\text { C } & \text { none } & 2 & 1 & \$ 6,000 & \$ 8,000 \\\text { D } & \text { A } & 5 & 3 & \$ 7,500 & \$ 14,500 \\\text { E } & \text { C } & 2 & 1 & \$ 9,000 & \$ 10,500 \\\text { F } & \text { A } & 7 & 6 & \$ 15,000 & \$ 18,000 \\\text { G } & \text { B. D. E. F } & 4 & 3 & \$ 8,400 & \$ 10,000\end{array}$
-What is the total project (normal plus crash) cost?

• A) Less than or equal to $60,000
• B) Greater than $60,000 but less than or equal to $65,000
• C) Greater than $65,000 but less than or equal to $70,000
• D) Greater than $70,000

---

Definitions:

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by controlling and varying one or more variables.

Mutually Exclusive

Events that cannot occur at the same time, implying that the occurrence of one event excludes the occurrence of the other.

Events

Outcomes or occurrences that can be clearly defined, measured, and distinguished from other events in a probability context.

Outcomes

The possible results or consequences of an experiment, procedure, or situation.