Based on the information below, prepare a comprehensive report that includes the following:
1. Normal completion time and accelerated completion time.
2. Steps that can be taken to crash the project to the shortest time at the lowest cost.
Hint: Determine each step's cost and the duration of the project at that stage.
3. Your insights on the cost-time trade-off for this project.
4. Your recommended strategy for crashing the project.

Kelly Melford Kelly Melford and her team are working on redesigning a client's home. The client requested Kelly for the project to be completed sooner. Kelly asked her assistant to collect information from her team on the project. Her assistant organized the information she got into a table.
The information is given in weeks.

Normal Crash Immediate Normal Crash
Activity Time Time Predecessors Cost Cost
A 10 9 -- $11,000 $15,000
B 15 13 -- 20,000 25,000
C 10 16 A 9,000 20,000
D 20 18 A 25,000 30,000
E 15 10 C 20,000 35,000
F 17 15 B 20,000 30,000
G 12 10 B 15,000 25,000
H 9 8 D, F 12,000 18,000
I 7 6 G, H 10,000 15,000