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Chapter 9 Review Questions and Exercises
Chapter 9 Review Questions and Exercises
9-E1
2 2 4 4 B 6 2 8 6 3 8 3 E 9 2 11 11 0 0 0 0 2 A 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 C 5 0 5 5 0 5 6 F 11 0 11 10 2 2 3 5 2 D 4 3 7 5 2 7 5 G 10 2 12 12 5 I 15 2 17 11 6 H 17 0 17 17 0 17 5 J 22 0 22
In order to reduce the project duration by 2 weeks I would shorten Activity H because it is on the critical path. 9-E3 Initial Project Duration: 15 time units
C 4 A 5 D 2 G 5 I 3 F 2
B 3
E 5
H 2
B 3
E 5
H 2
B 3
E 5
H 2
B 3
E 4
H 2
B 3
E 4
H 2
Total Direct Cost: $1150 Project Duration Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total Project Cost 15 730 90 $820 14 740 70 $810 13 760 50 $810 12 950 40 $990 11 1150 30 $1180
The optimum cost-time schedule for the project is either 13 or 14 time units. In either case the cost is $810.
D 4 B 7 E 5
G 2
I 2
H 2
D 4 B 7 E 5
G 2
I 2
H 1
D 4 B 6 E 5
G 2
I 2
H 1
D 4 B 5 E 5
G 2
I 2
H 1
D 3 B 5 E 4
G 2
I 2
H 1
D 2 B 5 E 3
G 2
I 2
H 1
D 2 B 5 E 2
G 1
I 2
H 1
Total Direct Cost: $1290 Project Duration Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total Project Cost 2500 16 680 1200 $1880 15 720 1130 $1850 14 790 1000 $1790 13 860 900 $1760 12 930 860 $1790 11 1010 820 $1830 10 1290 790 $2080
2000
500
0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
B 8
C 5
E 15
B 8
C 5
E 15
B 8
C 5
E 15
B 8
C 4
E 15
B 8
C 4
E 14
B 8
C 4
E 13
Total Direct Cost: $830 Project Duration Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total Project Cost Incentive Total Cost with Incentive 27 300 300 600 0 $600 26 330 240 570 -10 $560 25 380 180 560 -20 $520 24 470 120 590 -30 $560 23 650 60 710 -40 $670 22 830 50 880 -50 $830
The optimum cost-time schedule is 25 weeks with or without the incentive. I would therefore accept the incentive to complete the project in 25 weeks.
9-E6 ** Using $120 crash cost for C and $100 crash cost for G Completion Time: 21 Total Cost: $550 Completion Time: 20
B 5 F 5 G 3
A 4 C 5
D 4 H 3
I 3
E 5
Activity Crashed: G, H Adjusted Total Cost: $610 Reason: Least expensive Completion Time: 19
B 4 F 5 G 3
A 4 C 4
D 4 H 3
I 3
E 5
Activity Crashed: B, C Adjusted Total Cost: $690 Reason: C instead of E to avoid creating new critical paths; B instead of F because it occurs earlier. Completion Time: 18
B 3 F 5 G 3
A 4 C 4
D 4 H 3
I 3
E 4
Activity Crashed: B, E Adjusted Total Cost: $770 Reason: B instead of F because it occurs earlier.
Completion Time: 17
B 2 F 5 G 3
A 4 C 4
D 3 H 3
I 3
E 3
Activity Crashed: B, D, E Adjusted Total Cost: $890 Reason: B instead of F because it occurs earlier.