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Solutions to Selected
Exercises
Chapter 2
2-2.
Payback 5 Investment/Annual Savings

Project Alpha: $150,000/$40,000 5 3.75 years
Project Beta: $200,000/$50,000 5 4.0 years
Project Alpha is the better payback.
2-5.
The only project SIMSOX should consider is Voyagers. Each of the other
two projects would not satisfy the high rate of return SIMSOX expects from
its projects.
Project: Dust Devils

Year
Inflows
0
1
2
3
50,000
250,000
350,000
Outflows
Net flow
Discount Factor
NPV
500,000
(500,000)
50,000
250,000
350,000
1.00
0.81
0.66
0.54
(500,000)
40,500
165,000
189,000
Total: $(105,500)
If calculated in EXCEL: $(106,020)
Project: Ospry
Year
0
1
2
3
4
Inflows
75,000
75,000
75,000
50,000
Outflows
Net flow
Discount Factor
NPV
250,000
(250,000)
75,000
75,000
75,000
50,000
1.00
0.81
0.66
0.54
0.44
(250,000)
60,750
49,500
40,500
22,000
Total: $(77,250)

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Project: Yoyagers
Year
Inflows
0
1
2
3
4
5
15,000
25,000
50,000
50,000
150,000
Outflows
Net flow
Discount Factor
NPV
75,000
(75,000)
15,000
25,000
50,000
50,000
150,000
1.00
0.81
0.66
0.54
0.44
0.36
(75,000)
12,150
16,500
27,000
22,000
54,000
Total: $(56,650)
Chapter 6
6-3. Activity C is a burst activity. Activity G is a merge activity.
Group Term Paper
A
Identify
topic
Edit
paper
B
Research
topic
C
Draft
paper
E
Create
graphics
F
References
G
Final
draft
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Solutions to Selected Exercises 613
6-11.
CP = A, C, E, G, J
115
130
15 Illumination
5
Survey
15
5
30
Legend
ES
ID
EF
130 15 145
Soils
report
10
25
15
20
35
35
Traffic
design
30
35
10
25
Lot
layout
30
130
25
35
35
35
Drainage
130
115
145 10 155
140
5 Landscape
125
155
Bid
proposal
145
140
120
135
120 25 145
35
SL Description
PARK AND RIDE
DESIGN
LS DUR LF
115 30 145
115
80 115
10
G 145
145
115
Approve
design
115
115
10
135
Signing
125 20 145
6-13.
9
Group Term Paper
Identify
topic
Research
topic
Draft
paper
11
Edit
paper
11
10
Create
graphics
0
11
10
11
10
11
Legend
ES
ID
EF
SL Description
1 References
LS DUR LF
0
Identify topic
Research topic
Draft paper
Edit paper
Create graphics
References
Final draft
10
11
10
11
12
12
Final
draft
12
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6-20.
5
LAG 5
6
11
15
15
17
0
17
27
0
0
ID
EF
SL
LS DUR LF
SL
32
LAG 8
0
5
32
10
15
10
15
11
11
11
11
22
22
11
22
33
15
26
32
11
37
37
LAG 4
Legend
ES
LAG 5
LAG 7
0
27
LAG 10
LAG 10
25
15
25
The only activities that have the start or finish on the critical path are E and K
32
0
32
LAG 8
40
0
40
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Chapter 8
8-4.
10
Legend
ES
PLAN
ID RES DUR ES
10
10
12
10
10
12
10
LF SL 0
ID
SL
EF
SL
LS DUR LF
Resource
Use the following heuristics:

Minimum slack
Smallest duration
Lowest identification number
RESOURCE SCHEDULE
3
4
5
6
7
12
12
10
11
12
13
14
2
X
12
14
Resources scheduled
Resources available
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8-7. You should not spend time planning how you are going to spend your bonus. The schedule will take
16 days.
10
10
10
12
10
10
12
PLAN
5
Legend
ES
Use the following heuristics:
Minimum slack
Smallest duration
Lowest identification number
EF
ID
SL
SL
LS DUR LF
Resource
ID RES DUR ES
LF SL 0
12
12
14
14
16
1
2
RESOURCE SCHEDULE
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Resources scheduled
Resources available
17
18
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8-10.
4
2
0
Legend
10
ES
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
SL
12
EF
SL
LS DUR LF
0
2
ID
12
2
3
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
20
20
ID
Bu
dg
et
Cost by Week
40
10
10
10
10
32
48
10
11
12
8
12
12
12
18
28
12
40
Total
206
Cumulative
12
22
26
20
20
20
20
18
14
18
14
20
26
18
32
50
64
84
110 132 158 160 166 186 206
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Chapter 9
9-2.
Activity
Normal
Time
Normal
Cost
Maximum
Crash Time
Crash
Cost
1
3
4
3
4
3
100
150
200
200
200
150
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
100
50
60
70
90
A
B
C
D
E
F
Normal
TIME: 12
3
F
3
1X
TIME: 11
Total direct cost: 1,050

Activities changed:
1X
TIME: 10
3X
C
50
Activities changed:
1X
E
70
TIME: 9
3X

Activities changed:
1X
2X
TIME: 8
3X
2X
F
90
Activities changed:
1X
2X
D E
60 70
3X
2X
Appendix 1
9-8.
Activity
Normal
Time
Normal
Cost
Maximum
Crash Time
Crash
Cost
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
4
2
150
200
250
200
250
200
250
300
200
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
0
100
60
40
0
30
20
60
200
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Normal time: 17
Total direct cost: 2000
3X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
2X
Time: 16
3X
3X
2X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
Activities changed:
D
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Time: 15
3X
3X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
Activities changed:
H
2X
Time: 14
3X
3X
2X
2X
3X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
A+B+F+G+I
Activities changed:
H
Time: 13
Total direct costs: 2260
3X
3X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
A+B+F+G+I
Activities changed:
B
2X
2X
Time: 12
3X
Total direct costs: 2460
3X
3X
1X
2X
2X
CP=A+B+D+H+I
A+B+F+G+I
Activities changed:
I
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Duration
Direct Cost
Indirect Cost
Total Cost
2000
2040
2100
2160
2260
2460
1500
1450
1400
1350
1300
1250
3500
3490
3500
3560
3660
3860
17
16
15
14
13
12
The optimum time cost schedule would be 16 weeks at a cost of $3490.
Chapter 13
13-4.
Status Report: Ending Period 2
Task
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
75%
50%
30
16
25
12
20
12
5
4
10
4
46
37
32
14
A
B
Cumulative Totals

Task
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
100%
100%
40
32
35
24
40
24
5
8
0
8
72
59
64
13
A
B
Cumulative Totals

Task
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
100%
100%
75%
0%
50%
40
32
36
0
14
35
24
24
0
10
40
32
24
6
8
5
8
12
0
4
0
0
12
26
6
122
93
110
29
12
A
B
C
D
E
Cumulative Totals

Task
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
100%
100%
100%
33%
100%
40
32
48
6
28
35
24
32
20
20
40
32
48
10
28
5
8
16
214
8
0
0
0
24
0
154
131
158
23
24
A
B
C
D
E
Cumulative Totals
CV
SV
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Performance Indixes Summary
($000)
Period
EV
AC
PV
SPI
CPI
PCIB
2
4
6
8
46
72
122
154
37
59
93
131
32
64
110
158
1.44
1.13
1.11
.97
1.24
1.22
1.31
1.18
22%
35%
59%
75%
Forecast Costs at Completion

1BAC 2 EV2
1 AC
1EV/AC2
1206 2 1542
5
1 131
1154/1312
EACf 5
5 175
VACf 5 BAC 2 EACf
VACf 5 206 2 175
VACf 5 31
At the end of the 8th period three-quarters of the project has been completed at
a savings of $23,000. If the project continues to get $1.18 worth of work for each
dollar spent the project will be $31,000 under budget at completion. The project
appears to be slightly behind of schedule.
13-8. Part A
Task
($000)
% Complete
25%
Cumulative Totals
EV
AC
PV
CV
25
50
50
225
225
25
50
50
225
225

Task
($000)
% Complete
50%
Cumulative Totals
EV
AC
PV
CV
50
100
100
250
250
50
100
100
250
250

Task
A
B
C
Cumulative Totals
SV
SV
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
100%
0%
0%
100
0
0
200
0
0
100
100
150
2100
0
0
0
2100
2150
100
200
350
2100
2250
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Task
($000)
% Complete
A
B
C
100%
60%
50%
Cumulative Totals
EV
AC
PV
CV
100
150
225
200
100
200
100
150
300
2100
50
25
0
0
275
475
500
550
225
275

Task
($000)
% Complete
A
B
C
100%
100%
100%
Cumulative Totals
EV
AC
PV
CV
100
250
450
200
200
400
100
250
450
2100
50
50
0
0
0
800
800
800

Task
A
B
C
D
($000)
EV
AC
PV
CV
100%
100%
100%
75%
100
250
450
150
200
200
400
100
100
250
450
100
2100
50
50
50
0
0
0
50
950
900
900
50
50
A
B
C
D
E
F
($000)
EV
AC
PV
CV
100%
100%
100%
100%
20%
5%
100
250
450
200
60
15
200
200
400
150
100
50
100
250
450
200
0
0
2100
50
50
50
40
235
0
0
0
0
60
15
1075
1100
1000
225
75
A
B
C
D
E
F
Cumulative Totals
SV
% Complete
Cumulative Totals
Task
SV
% Complete
Cumulative Totals
Task
SV
SV
($000)
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
10%
100
250
450
200
300
30
200
200
400
150
350
100
100
250
450
200
200
100
2100
50
50
50
250
270
0
0
0
0
100
270
1330
1400
1300
270
30
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Performance Indixes Summary

Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
EACf 5
2105 5
($000)
EV
AC
PV
SPI
CPI
PCIB
25
50
100
475
800
950
1075
1330
50
100
200
500
800
900
1100
1400
50
100
350
550
800
900
1000
1300
.50
.50
.29
.86
1.00
1.06
1.08
1.02
.50
.50
.50
.95
1.00
1.06
.98
.95
2%
3%
5%
24%
40%
48%
54%
67%
1BAC 2 EV2
1 AC
1EV/AC2
VACf 5 BAC 2 EACf
12000 2 13302
1 1400
11330/14002
2105 5 2000 2 2105
With two-thirds of the project completed the forecast is that the project will be
$105,000 over budget at completion.
13-8 Part B.
Revised Estimates: Ending Period 14
Task
% Complete
EV
AC
PV
CV
SV
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100
250
450
200
300
300
200
200
200
200
400
150
350
500
150
200
100
250
450
200
300
300
200
200
2100
50
50
50
250
2200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
2150
2000
2150
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Cumulative Totals
EACre 5 AC 1 ETCre
VACre 5 BAC 2 EACre
2150 5 1400 1 750

2150 5 2000 2 2150
Revised Estimates indicate that the project will be one period behind schedule and
$150,000 over budget.

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Payback 5 Investment/Annual Savings

Project: Dust Devils

If calculated in EXCEL: $(106,020)

If calculated in EXCEL: $(77,302)

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Solutions to Selected Exercises

If calculated in EXCEL: $(55,714)

Group Term Paper

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Group Term Paper

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Solutions to Selected Exercises

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Use the following heuristics:

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Total direct cost: 1,050

Total direct cost: 1,000

Total direct cost: 1,120

Total direct cost: 1,210

Total direct cost: 1,340

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Total direct cost: 2040

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Total direct cost: 2160

Total direct costs: 2460

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The optimum time cost schedule would be 16 weeks at a cost of $3490.

Status Report: Ending Period 4

Status Report: Ending Period 6

Status Report: Ending Period 8

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Solutions to Selected Exercises

Performance Indixes Summary

Forecast Costs at Completion

Status Report: Ending Period 2

Status Report: Ending Period 3

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Status Report: Ending Period 4

Status Report: Ending Period 5

Status Report: Ending Period 6

Status Report: Ending Period 7

Status Report: Ending Period 8

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Solutions to Selected Exercises

Performance Indixes Summary

VACf 5 BAC 2 EACf

2105 5 2000 2 2105

2150 5 1400 1 750

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