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A Project Has the Activity Duration and Cost Information Indicated

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A project has the activity duration and cost information indicated in the table where all times are in weeks.There is a penalty of $250 per week for every week the project extends beyond 32 weeks.What is the duration of the least expensive project possible?  Activity  Normal  time  Crash  time  Normal  Cost  Crash  Cost  Predecessor A85$1,0002,000B641,5002,000 A C851,8002,300 AD1291,0001,800 BE14119501,450 BF971,5001,900 C, D G752,3002,800 E, F \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Activity } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Normal } \\\text { time }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Crash } \\\text { time }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Normal } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Crash } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & 8 & 5 & \$ 1,000 & 2,000 & \\\hline \mathrm { B } & 6 & 4 & 1,500 & 2,000 & \text { A } \\\hline \mathrm { C } & 8 & 5 & 1,800 & 2,300 & \mathrm {~A} \\\hline \mathrm { D } & 12 & 9 & 1,000 & 1,800 & \mathrm {~B} \\\hline \mathrm { E } & 14 & 11 & 950 & 1,450 & \mathrm {~B} \\\hline \mathrm { F } & 9 & 7 & 1,500 & 1,900 & \text { C, D } \\\hline \mathrm { G } & 7 & 5 & 2,300 & 2,800 & \text { E, F } \\\hline\end{array}


A) 38 weeks
B) 37 weeks
C) 36 weeks
D) 35 weeks

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