Use the following data for Questions 39 and 40.Note: All times are in weeks.

Normal time

Crash time

Normal Cost

Crash Cost

Crash cost/pd

Crash by

Crashing cost

Project

42

28

A

2

2

200

200

0

0

0

B

5

3

450

550

50

2

100

C

8

4

360

720

90

4

360

D

12

8

860

1000

35

4

140

E

4

2

400

450

25

0

0

F

8

6

720

820

50

2

100

G

9

3

1500

1900

66.67

2

133.33

H

15

10

1645

2245

120

2

240

I

6

2

342

642

75

0

0

J

9

4

640

800

32

5

160

K

12

7

1150

1350

40

5

200

L

5

4

240

300

60

1

60

TOTALS

8507

1493.33

Project time

Period cost

Cumulative cost

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

42

0

0

41

50

50

1

40

50

100

2

39

60

160

2

1

38

67

227

2

1

1

1

37

67

294

2

2

2

1

36

67

361

2

3

3

1

35

67

428

2

4

4

1

34

72

500

2

4

5

1

1

33

130

630

2

1

4

5

2

1

32

130

760

2

2

4

5

3

1

31

130

890

2

3

4

5

4

1

30

130

1020

2

4

4

5

5

1

29

236.67

1256.67

2

4

4

1

1

1

5

5

1

28

236.67

1493.33

2

4

4

2

2

2

5

5

1

1)If the project has to be completed in 35 weeks, which activities should be crashed and for how long?

A.B for two weeks, D for three weeks, J for three weeks, and L for one week

B.B for two weeks, D for four weeks, J for four weeks, and L for one week

C.B for two weeks, D for four weeks, J for five weeks, K for one week and L for one week

D.No activities need to be crashed

2)Your company earns a bonus of $145 per week that the project is completely early.What is your recommendation regarding completing the project early?

A.Do not attempt to complete the project early

B.Attempt to complete the project in 40 weeks

C.Attempt to complete the project in 30 weeks

Attempt to complete the project in 28 weeks