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Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose? Noguera’s technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following? table:

Activity	Normal Time? (weeks)	Crash Time? (weeks)	Normal Cost	Total Cost with Crashing	Immediate? Predecessor(s)
A	4	3	$2,200	$2,800	—
B	2	1	$2,200	$2,800	—
C	3	3	$500	$500	—
D	8	4	$2,500	$2,820	A
E	6	3	$900	$1,350	B
F	3	2	$3,200	$4,600	C
G	4	2	$1,500	$2,000	?D, E

?a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the? project, the project length? = ____weeks.

b) The total cost required for completing this project on normal time = $___________

c) For reducing the duration of the project by one week, the activity that should be crashed first is activity _________. The cost of the project based on the first activity selected for crashing will increase by $_________.

d) The maximum weeks by which the project can be reduced by crashing = _________weeks