General Foundry’s project crashing data are shown below. Crash this project to 13 weeks using CPM. What is the final time for each activity after crashing? What is the crash cost per week per activity and the total cost of crashing?     TIME (WEEKS) COST ($) ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS NORMAL CRASH NORMAL CRASH A — 2 1 22,000 23,000 B — 3 1 30,000 34,000 C A 2 1 26,000 27,000 D B 3 2 48,000 49,000 E C 4 2 56,000 58,000 F C 3 2 30,000 30,500 G D, E 5 2 80,000 83,000 H F, G 2 1 16,000 19,000

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General Foundry’s project crashing data are shown below. Crash this project to 13 weeks using CPM. What is the final time for each activity after crashing? What is the crash cost per week per activity and the total cost of crashing?

 

 

TIME (WEEKS)

COST ($)

ACTIVITY

IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS

NORMAL

CRASH

NORMAL

CRASH

A

2

1

22,000

23,000

B

3

1

30,000

34,000

C

A

2

1

26,000

27,000

D

B

3

2

48,000

49,000

E

C

4

2

56,000

58,000

F

C

3

2

30,000

30,500

G

D, E

5

2

80,000

83,000

H

F, G

2

1

16,000

19,000

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