The lead engineer at Bell Aerospace has $1 million in research funds to commit this year. She is considering five separate R&D projects, identified as A through E. Upon examination, she determines that three of these projects (A, B, and C) accomplish exactly the same objective using different techniques.

a. Identify each project as mutually exclusive or independent.

b. If the selected alternative between A, B, and C is labeled X, list all viable options (bundles) for the five projects.