Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose? Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following? table:

Activity   Normal Time (weeks)   Crash Time (weeks)   Normal Cost   Total Cost with Crashing   Immediate Predecessor(s)

A   4 3 $2,100 $2,750   -

B   2   1 $2,300 $2,900   -

C   3   3 $750 $750   -

D   8   4 $2,500 $2,800 A

E   6   3 $800 $1,175 B

F   3   2 $3,400 $4,600 C

G   4   2 $1,600 $2,000 D,E

a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the? project, the project length? =

weeks.

?b) The total cost required for completing this project on normal time? =

?c) For reducing the duration of the project by one? week, the activity that should be crashed first is activity =

?d) The maximum weeks by which the project can be reduced by crashing? =

Total cost of crashing the project to minimum? (or maximum weeks? possible) =