Pentagonal Pictures

Pentagonal Pictures

Abstract

This paper is made on analyzing data of Pentagonal Pictures and identifying best available possibilities of producing films within given budget and limitation. This paper evaluate on overall possibilities available in investing a budget and getting best out of it with fulfilling its requirement.

Introduction

In this paper it is mention that Pentagonal Pictures produces motion pictures and it is considering investing its production budget while maximizing its overall profit. It has a production budget of $100 million and it's required to choose from possible films they are considering. It has considered 10 films possibilities such as comedies, dramas and actions adventures. It has some restriction for selecting criteria.

Discussion

Pentagonal has a budget of $100 million and it required to choose best possible film producing with certain conditions as follows:

There should be at least half film selected should be of PG or PG-13 ratings

There should be at least two comedies from the films selected

If they chose “The Crash” not allowed to select “Bombs Away”

From the selected films at least one should be a drama

From the selected films at least two should have a big star casts

From the selected films at least two films should be PG film

There should be at least one action film to be selected with a big star cast

Taking into considerations above restrictions following best possible selection can be made:

Film

Rating

Type

No-name Cast: Cost

No-name Cast: Profit

Big Star Cast: Cost

Big Star Cast: Profit

Why I Cry

PG-13

Drama

$15M

$15M

$30M

$15M

The Crash

R

Action

$20M

$8M

$40M

$25M

Two-Edged Sword

PG-13

Action

$5M

$3M

$10M

$5M

Oh Yes!

R

Comedy

$4M

$3M

$8M

$4M

Nitty Gritty

PG

Comedy

$11M

$4M

$14M

$6M

Captain Kid

PG

Comedy

$10M

$10M

$17M

$11M

Above selection is made while considering into all restrictions. Initially first restriction was of two produced half of the films of PG or PG-13 which is as follows:

Film

Rating

Type

No-name Cast: Cost

No-name Cast: Profit

Big Star Cast: Cost

Big Star Cast: Profit

Why I Cry

PG-13

Drama

$15M

$15M

$30M

$15M

Two-Edged Sword

PG-13

Action

$5M

$3M

$10M

$5M

Nitty Gritty

PG

Comedy

$11M

$4M

$14M

$6M

Captain Kid

PG

Comedy

$10M

$10M

$17M

$11M

Another restriction was off to select at least two comedies films, so that mean two or more than ...