Exhibit 4-2 A Construction Company Is Preparing for a Nine-Month Project,and Will

Short Answer

Exhibit 4-2
A construction company is preparing for a nine-month project,and will need to develop a staffing plan.The company can assign up to 30 of its own full-time employees to the project,and will hire short-term contract employees to make up any shortage in meeting the personnel requirements.Company employees earn $6,000 per month,while short-term contract employees make $8,600/month.Contract employees can be assigned to the project beginning in any month,and their contract period is two months.The number of workers required for the project by month is shown below:
-Refer to Exhibit 4-2.The project manager is evaluating options to complete the project early so that the company can earn a bonus.He has determined that the project schedule can be compressed into a six-month schedule,with the same total number of worker-months.In that case,the staffing requirements are as shown below. Develop an optimal staffing plan for the project under the accelerated schedule.