Katie must decide which one of the following initiatives she will pursue. Each of the projects will take the same amount of capital to execute and will deliver the projected results in the same timeframe. Given current resources, she can only choose one. Which one should she choose? Project Samson: 50% probability of $1,000,000 profit; 50% probability of $0 Project Delilah: 30% probability of $750,000 base-line profit; 30% probability of 20% less than the base; 20% probability of 30% less than the base; and 20% probability of 10% more than the base Project Mark: 50% probability of $600,000 base-line profit; 25% probability of 20% less than the base; and 25% probability of 20% more than the base Project Omega: 60% probability of $1,500,000 profit; and 40% probability of $500,000 loss   Group of answers.  A. Project Omega B. Project Mark C. Project Samson

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Katie must decide which one of the following initiatives she will pursue. Each of the projects will take the same amount of capital to execute and will deliver the projected results in the same timeframe. Given current resources, she can only choose one. Which one should she choose?

    • Project Samson: 50% probability of $1,000,000 profit; 50% probability of $0
    • Project Delilah: 30% probability of $750,000 base-line profit; 30% probability of 20% less than the base; 20% probability of 30% less than the base; and 20% probability of 10% more than the base
    • Project Mark: 50% probability of $600,000 base-line profit; 25% probability of 20% less than the base; and 25% probability of 20% more than the base
    • Project Omega: 60% probability of $1,500,000 profit; and 40% probability of $500,000 loss
       
      Group of answers. 
      A. Project Omega
      B. Project Mark
      C. Project Samson
      D. Project Delilah

Please solve in excel and please show workings. 

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