Q4.

The normal and crash times and direct costs for the activities of a project are shown below:

Activities Time Cost

Normal Crash NormalCrash
6000 9000
1-2
2-4 7000 10000
1000 2000
3-4 4000 8000
4-7 6000 9200
3-5 12 16000 19600
4-6 10 15000 18000
6-7 7 4000 4900
7-9 6 4 3000 4200
- 9
12 7 4000 8500
(a) Draw the network diagram
(b) Determine the critical path
(c) Find the minimum cost project schedule if the indirect costs are Rs1000 per week.

Q5. The normal and crash times and direct costs for the activities of a project are shown below:
Activities Time Cost

Normal Crash Nomal Crash

I-2 6 100 200
1-3 2 150 350
2-4 2 50 90
2-5 10 100 400
3-4 100 200
4 5 80 100
(a) Draw the network diagram
(b) Determine the critical path
(c) Find the minimum cost project schedule if the indirect costs are Rs70 per day.

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QUESTIONS

6.1 Define the terms direct cost, indirect cost, total cOst, normal cost, optimu
cost, crash cost, cost slope, normal duration, crash duration and optimun
duration.
6.2 Differentiate between variation of direct and indirect cost.
6.3 Explain the procedure for determining optimum cost and optimum
completion time for a project using CPM.
6.4 Calculate the optimum cost and optimum time for the job shown in the
network Fig. Q. 6.4. Data conceming normal durations and costs and crash
durations and costs of various activities is given in Table Q. 6.4.

Fig. Q. 6.44

Table Q.6.4
Activity Normal Crash Cost slope
Cost (Rs) Time Rs./day
Time (days) (days) Cost(Rs.)
1-2 5 4000 4 5000 1000
1-3 7 8000 3 10000 500
2-3 6 6000 2 8400 600

Indirect Cost = Rs. 1000/- per day.

6.5 Determine the optimum time duration and optimum cost for a project
represented by the network shown in Fig. Q. 6.5. Relevant data is given in
Table Q. 6.5.

4
A F
10
B
15

Fig. Q. 6.5