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The Advanced Tech Company has a project to design an integrated information database for a major bank. Data for the project are given in Table 7.6. Indirect project costs amount to $300 per day. The company will incur a $150 per day penalty for each (lay the project lasts beyond day 14.
- What is the project’s duration if only normal times are used?
- What is the minimum-cost
schedule ? - What is the critical path for the minimum-cost schedule?
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