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Consider the Project Network and Data Shown Below ADetermine the Critical Path

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Consider the project network and data shown below:  Consider the project network and data shown below:    \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline\text { Activity } & \begin{array}{c} \text { Normal Time } \\ \text { (Months) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Crash Time } \\ \text { (Months) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Normal } \\ \text { Cost } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Crash } \\ \text { Cost } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Crash } \\ \text { Cost/Month } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { A } & 3 & 2 & \$ 100,000 & \$ 150,000 & \\\hline \mathrm{B} & 6 & 4 & \$ 200,000 & \$ 320,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{C} & 2 & 2 & \$ 90,000 & \$ 90,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{D} & 2 & 1 & \$ 180,000 & \$ 250,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{E} & 4 & 2 & \$ 225,000 & \$ 450,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{F} & 7 & 6 & \$ 80,000 & \$ 120,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{G} & 4 & 2 & \$ 310,000 & \$ 500,000 \\ \hline \mathrm{H} & 2 & 2 & \$ 400,000 & \$ 400,000 \\ \hline \end{array}   a.Determine the critical path. b.If management wants the project done in one less month, which activity should they crash?  Activity  Normal Time  (Months)  Crash Time  (Months)  Normal  Cost  Crash  Cost  Crash  Cost/Month  A 32$100,000$150,000B64$200,000$320,000C22$90,000$90,000D21$180,000$250,000E42$225,000$450,000F76$80,000$120,000G42$310,000$500,000H22$400,000$400,000\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline\text { Activity } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Normal Time } \\\text { (Months) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Crash Time } \\\text { (Months) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Normal } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Crash } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Crash } \\\text { Cost/Month }\end{array} \\\hline \text { A } & 3 & 2 & \$ 100,000 & \$ 150,000 & \\\hline \mathrm{B} & 6 & 4 & \$ 200,000 & \$ 320,000 \\\hline \mathrm{C} & 2 & 2 & \$ 90,000 & \$ 90,000 \\\hline \mathrm{D} & 2 & 1 & \$ 180,000 & \$ 250,000 \\\hline \mathrm{E} & 4 & 2 & \$ 225,000 & \$ 450,000 \\\hline \mathrm{F} & 7 & 6 & \$ 80,000 & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \mathrm{G} & 4 & 2 & \$ 310,000 & \$ 500,000 \\\hline \mathrm{H} & 2 & 2 & \$ 400,000 & \$ 400,000 \\\hline\end{array}
a.Determine the critical path.
b.If management wants the project done in one less month, which activity should they crash?

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