PM.66 Real estate developer Russell Call was working with a few contractors to make a number of improvements to one of his rental properties. After gathering information from these contractors he determined the following durations, predecessors, and costs of all the required activities: Activity Normal Time (weeks) Crashed Time (weeks) A 3 2 B 2 1 C 3 1 D 7 3 E 6 3 F 4 3 G 4 2 What is the total cost of crashing the project from its current duration down to 11 weeks? What is the total cost of crashing the project from its original duration to 9 weeks? Normal Cost $1,050 $2,120 $1,300 $2,200 $1,800 $4,100 $1,650 Crashed Cost $3,200 $2,460 $2,800 $2,600 $2,250 $5,180 $2,100 Predecessor(s) A B C D, E

PM.66 Real estate developer Russell Call was working with a few contractors to make a number of improvements to one of his rental properties. After gathering information from these contractors he determined the following durations, predecessors, and costs of all the required activities: Activity Normal Time (weeks) Crashed Time (weeks) A 3 2 B 2 1 C 3 1 D 7 3 E 6 3 F 4 3 G 4 2 What is the total cost of crashing the project from its current duration down to 11 weeks? What is the total cost of crashing the project from its original duration to 9 weeks? Normal Cost $1,050 $2,120 $1,300 $2,200 $1,800 $4,100 $1,650 Crashed Cost $3,200 $2,460 $2,800 $2,600 $2,250 $5,180 $2,100 Predecessor(s) A B C D, E

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