Two critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network. Activity details are in the table below. To cut one day from the project's duration, activity _________ should be crashed first, adding _________ to project cost. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { Activity } & \text { Normal Time } & \text { Normal Cost } & \text { Crash Time } & \text { Crash Cost } \
\hline \text { B } & 4 \text { days } & \$ 6,000 & 3 \text { days } & \$ 8,000 \
\hline \text { C } & 6 \text { days } & \$ 4,000 & 4 \text { days } & \$ 6,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) B; $2,000
B) B; $8,000
C) C; $1,000
D) C; $2,000
E) C; $6,000

Question

Two critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network. Activity details are in the table below. To cut one day from the project's duration, activity _________ should be crashed first, adding _________ to project cost. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Activity } & \text { Normal Time } & \text { Normal Cost } & \text { Crash Time } & \text { Crash Cost } \
\hline \text { B } & 4 \text { days } & \$ 6,000 & 3 \text { days } & \$ 8,000 \
\hline \text { C } & 6 \text { days } & \$ 4,000 & 4 \text { days } & \$ 6,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) B; $2,000
B) B; $8,000
C) C; $1,000
D) C; $2,000
E) C; $6,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Crashing activity C by one day costs $1,000 per day, which is cheaper than crashing activity B by $2,000 per day.

Two Critical Path Activities Are Candidates for Crashing on a CPM