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

question 17

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. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Normal } & \text { Minimum } & \text { Crash Cost } & \\ \text { Activity } & \text { Time } & \text { Time } & \text { (\$/day) } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \text { A } & 10 & 6 & \$ 70 & - \\\hline \text { B } & 6 & 3 & \$ 40 & - \\\hline \text { C } & 2 & 2 & - & \text { B } \\\hline \text { D } & 4 & 2 & \$ 60 & \text { C } \\\hline \text { E } & 6 & 4 & \$ 80 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { F } & 8 & 5 & \$ 90 & \text { D, E } \\\hline\end{array}$$

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

---

Definitions:

0 And 10

In the context of scales, '0 and 10' often refer to the endpoints of a Likert scale used in questionnaires, where '0' might represent 'strongly disagree' and '10' 'strongly agree.'

Established Measures

Validated and widely accepted tools or instruments used to assess or measure specific variables in research.

Validity

The degree to which a research study or testing instrument accurately measures what it intends to measure.

Interval Measures

A scale of measurement where the difference between any two consecutive measures is the same, but it does not have a true zero point, e.g., temperature scales.