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Office Automation, Inc., developed a proposal for introducing a new computerized office system that will standardize the electronic archiving of invoices for a particular company. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished to complete the new office system project. Use the following relevant information about the activities. Time (weeks) Activity A B C D E Order equipment Install equipment Set up training lab Conduct training course Test system (a) Develop a project network. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen F This answer has not been graded yet. Activity (b) Develop an activity schedule. Earliest Start A C D E F Description Plan needs Activity A C D Immediate Predecessor E What is the expected project completion time (in weeks)? weeks F Latest Start (e) Develop an activity schedule for the crashed project. B Earliest Start A D C, E Latest Start Normal Crash 10 8 10 7 (c) What are the critical activities? (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) 10 3 Earliest Finish 8 6 Earliest Finish 7 8 3 Cost ($1000s) Normal 30 120 100 40 (d) Assume that the company wants to complete the project in six months or 26 weeks. What is the amount of crash time (in weeks) for each activity that minimizes cost? (A, B, C, D, E) = Latest Finish 50 Latest Finish 60 Crash 70 150 160 50 75 Slack Slack (f) What added project cost (in thousands of dollars) is required to meet the six-month completion time? thousands of dollars