10.17 Suppose you are considering crashing a project. The project's network is as follows, along with a table identifying its critical activities and the crash costs for all tasks. a. What is the cost of the project? b. Which activities are the best candidates for crashing? c. What is the expected duration of the project once it has been fully crashed? d. What will the cost of the fully crashed project be? B - E L &l \\ \\ . : . s A D *' F e G Project Activities and Costs (Normal vs. Crashed) Normal Crashed Activity Duration Cost (in U.S. dollars) Duration Cost (in U.S. dollars) A 4 days 1,000 3 days 2,000 B 6 days 1,800 3 days 3,000 c 4 days 2,500 3 days 4,000 D 9 days 2,700 6 days 6,500 E 8 days 2,400 6 days 4,500 F 5days 3,500 3 days 7,000 G 2days 2,400 1 day 3,000 Total costs = $16,300 $30,000 Crashing Costs Activity Crashing Costs per Day ($) On Critical Path? A 1,000 Yes B 400 Yes c 1,500 No D 1,267 Yes E 1,050 No F 1,750 Yes G 600 Yes