The CEO of Garneau Cinemas is considering making a movie and must decide between acomedy and a thriller-it doesn't have the production space to make both. The comedy isexpected to cost $20 million up front (at t = 0). After that, it is expected to make $11 millionin the first year (at t = 1) and $4 million in each of the following two years (at t = 2 and t =3). In the fourth year (at t = 5), it is expected that the movie can be sold into syndicationfor $2 million with no further cash flows back to Garneau Cinemas. The thriller is expectedto cost $45 million up front (at t = 0). After that, it is expected to make $25 million in thefirst year (at t = 1) and $4 million in each of the following four years (at t = 2, 3, 4, and 5).In the sixth year (at t = 6), it is expected that the movie can be sold into syndication for$30 million with no further cash flows back to Garneau Cinemas. The cost of capital is10%, and Garneau usually requires projects to have a payback within four years.Determine each project's payback and NPV, and advise the CEO what she should do.years, and the NPV of the comedy is $years, and the NPV of the thriller is $The payback for the comedy isThe payback for the thriller is(Round to two decimal places as needed.)million.million.

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