1a.

Given the following network, with activity times in months, determine the earliest and latest
activity times and slack for each activity. Indicate the critical path and the project duration.

b. The following table provides the crash data for the network project described in Problem 1a

Activity Time (months) Activity Costs ($1,000s)

Activity Normal Crash Normal Crash
1 8 5 $ 700 $ 1,200
2 10 9 1,600 2,000
3 9 7 900 1,500
4 4 2 500 700
5 6 3 500 900
6 5 4 500 800
7 7 5 700 1,000
8 15 12 1,400 2,000
9 12 10 1,800 2,300
10 18 14 1,400 3,200
11 4 3 500 800
12 7 6 800 1,400

Crash the network to 32 months. Indicate the critical path activities and the cost of the
network.