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The table below contains information about an environmental clean-up project in the township of Hiles. Shorten the project three weeks by finding the minimum-cost schedule.

The table below contains information about an environmental clean-up project in the township of Hiles. Shorten the project three weeks by finding the minimum-cost schedule. Assume that project indirect costs and penalty costs are negligible. Identify activities to crash while minimizing the additional crash costs.

Activity

Normal Time

(weeks)

Crash Time

(weeks)

Cost to Crash

($ per

week)

Immediate Predecessor(s)
A 5 4 250 None
B 10 9 200 None
C 8 7 270 A
D 7 4 350 A
E 3 3 B
F 1 1 C, D
G 5 3 250 D, E
H 8 7 450 F
I 1 1 G

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Fill in the table below with the activity times after crashing to show the resulting schedule. (Enter your responses as whole numbers.)

Activity

Time according to schedule

(weeks)

Activity

Time according to schedule

(weeks)

A enter your response here F enter your response here
B enter your response here G enter your response here
C enter your response here H enter your response here
D enter your response here I enter your response here
E enter your response here

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