The company is a part of the film division for a large entertainment conglomerate. The main office is located in Anaheim, California. In addition to the feature film division, the conglomerate includes theme parks, home videos, a television channel, interactive games, and theatrical productions. The company has been enjoying steady growth over the past $10$ years.

Last year, the total revenues increased by $12\%$ to $$21\mathrm{.}2$ billion.

The film division generated $$274$ million in revenues, which was an increase of $7\%$ over the past year. However, the profit margin was down $3\%$ to $16\%$ because of the poor response to three of the five major film releases for the year.

For this assignment, you will assume the role of a member of the priority team. This team is in charge of evaluating and selecting film proposals.

Use the provided evaluation form to formally evaluate and rank each proposal. Report your rankings, and justify your decisions.

Assume that all of the projects have passed the estimated hurdle rate of $14\%$ return on investment $($ROI$).$

In addition to the brief film synopsis, the proposals include the following financial projections of theater and video sales:

$80\%$ chance of ROI

$50\%$ chance of ROI

$20\%$ chance of ROI

For example, for Proposal #$1($Dalai Lama$),$ consider the following:

There is an $80\%$ chance that it will earn at least $8\%$ ROI.

There is a $50/50$ chance that the ROI will be $18\%.$

There is a $20\%$ chance that the ROI will be $24\%.$

Use the following documents to prepare your evaluation:

Film Proposal

Evaluation Form