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Homework: Fall 2020 SCM301 HW 8 Save Score: 0.5 of 1 pt 1 of 1 (1 complete) HW Score: 50%, 0.5 of 1 pt % Problem 14 s Question Help You are the manager of a project to improve a billing process at your firm. The table below contains the data you will need to conduct a cost analysis of the project. Indirect costs are $1,800 per week, and penalty costs are $1,400 per week after week 12 Immediate Predecessor(s) Activity B C D E F Normal Cost Crash Cost ($) ($) 5,500 8,500 8.500 10,000 4,500 4,500 6,000 12,000 4,500 6,500 3,500 7,500 Normal Time (weeks) Crash Time (weeks) 4 1 5 3 1 1 6 3 7 6 7 6 A B BC D a. What is the minimum-cost schedule for this project? The minimum-cost schedule is 13 weeks. (Enter your response as an integer. b. What is the difference in total project costs between the earliest completion time of the project using "normal" times and the minimum-cost schedule you derived in part (a)? The minimum-cost schedule costs $ less than using the "normal" times. (Enter your response as an integer.) Please copy and paste data from text area below. Selected delimiter: Tab Normal Time (weeks) Crash Time (weeks) Normal Cost ($) Crash Cost ($) Activity A B C A D B E B, C F D Immediate Predecessor(s) 4 1 5,500 8,500 5 3 8,500 10,000 1 1 4,500 6 3 6,000 12,000 7 6 4,500 6,500 7 6 3,500 7,500 4,500 Done

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