Table 11-8
A mad scientist has identified the ten steps required to create a race of atomic supermen to complete his plans for world conquest.The estimated time in weeks and cost in US dollars appear in the table along with the shortest possible duration for each activity and cost of those expedited activities.Activities are designated generically as A, B, and so on in order to avoid any copycat projects of this nature.

-Consider the project summarized in Table 11-8.Suppose in addition to the costs shown in the table, the mad scientist faces a $2,000 per week opportunity cost of not being in control of the world.These costs are easy to quantify, but it's difficult to stomach not controlling the world when it's just a matter of a few extra dollars.What's the cost of the minimum duration project?
A)$158,550
B)$163,850
C)$156,350
D)$161,550

Question

Table 11-8
A mad scientist has identified the ten steps required to create a race of atomic supermen to complete his plans for world conquest.The estimated time in weeks and cost in US dollars appear in the table along with the shortest possible duration for each activity and cost of those expedited activities.Activities are designated generically as A, B, and so on in order to avoid any copycat projects of this nature.
 
-Consider the project summarized in Table 11-8.Suppose in addition to the costs shown in the table, the mad scientist faces a $2,000 per week opportunity cost of not being in control of the world.These costs are easy to quantify, but it's difficult to stomach not controlling the world when it's just a matter of a few extra dollars.What's the cost of the minimum duration project?
A)$158,550 
B)$163,850 
C)$156,350 
D)$161,550

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The minimum duration project cost from the table (assuming it's the lowest cost for the quickest completion) would be added to the opportunity cost of not controlling the world. If the project takes, for example, 1 week, the opportunity cost is $2,000 for that week. Without the specific project cost from the table, we can't calculate exactly, but the correct answer would involve adding the opportunity cost to the base project cost. Since D) $161,550 is an option, it suggests the base project cost plus the $2,000 opportunity cost is the correct answer, assuming the base cost was $159,550.

Table 11-8 a Mad Scientist Has Identified the Ten Steps Required to Required