1. What is the normal critical path?
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2. What is the cheapest activity to reduce?
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3. What activity(s) can be reduced the most?
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4. Reduce the schedule until you reach the crash point of the network.
   1. There are 5 steps to reducing this project to the crash point. Document each one separately using the Steps 1-5 below.
   2. For each step, identify what activity was crashed, the adjusted total cost and new duration
5. Once you have completed all 5 steps, answer the question below and fill in the chart
   1. In total, the duration can be reduced from 12 time periods to _____. Total direct cost goes up from $1,000 to $_____.

• Note: some items in the chart below may be unchanged.

Use the following information to answer the questions below: Questions: 1. What is the normal critical path? Crash Cost Maximum Normal Normal a. Answer: Act. (Slope) Crash Time Time Cost 2. What is the cheapest activity to reduce? a. Answer: A 50 150 3. What activity(s) can be reduced the most? B 100 100 a. Answer: W 4. Reduce the schedule until you reach the crash point of the network. C 60 N 200 a. There are 5 steps to reducing this project to the crash point. Document each one separately using the Steps 1-5 below. D 60 N W 200 b. For each step, identify what activity was crashed, the adjusted total cost and new duration E 70 4 200 5. Once you have completed all 5 steps, answer the question below and fill in the chart a. In total, the duration can be reduced from 12 time periods to Total direct cost goes O O 150 up from $1,000 to $ Note: some items in the chart below may be unchanged. CRASH Initial Crash Cost Maximum Normal Normal CRASH W O project duration: 12 TIME COST Act. (Slope) Crash Time Time Cost W D 1x A 50 3 150 C E 4 Total direct cost: 1.000 B 100 W 100 A C 60 N 4 200 D 60 N 3 200 A P D F E 70 4 200 O O 10 150 3 3 3 1X The project has two paths. Path A-B-D-F takes 10 time periods and A-C-E-F takes 12 time periods. A C E F 12 3 4 4 1XStep 1 7 Insert durations below under the correct activity ID. - What activity did you reduce and by how much? 0 Answer: 7 How much did the cost increase as a result of your activity time reduction? 0 Answer: - What is the new total duration for path 1? 0 Answer: 7 What is the total duration for path 2? 0 Answer: Step 3 7 Insert durations below under the correct activity ID. 7 What activity did you reduce and by how much? 0 Answer: 7 How much did the cost increase as a result of your activity time reduction? 0 Answer: 7 What is the new total duration for path 1? 0 Answer: 7 What is the total duration for path 2? 0 Answer: Step 2 7 Insert durations below under the correct activity ID. - What activity did you reduce and by how much? 0 Answer: 7 How much did the cost increase as a result of your activity time reduction? 0 Answer: - What is the new total duration for path 1? 0 Answer: - What is the total duration for path 2? 0 Answer: Step 4 - Insert durations below under the correct activity ID. 7 What activity did you reduce and by how much? 0 Answer: How much did the cost increase as a result of your activity time reduction?I 0 Answer: What is the new total duration for path 1? 0 Answer: What is the total duration for path 2? 0 Answer: Step 5 Insert durations below under the correct activity ID. What activity did you reduce and by how much? 0 Answer: How much did the cost increase as a result of your activity time reduction?I 0 Answer: What is the new total duration for path 1? 0 Answer: What is the total duration for path 2? 0