Orchid Biotech Company is evaluating several different development projects for experimental drugs. Although the cash flows are difficult to forecast, the company has come up with the following estimates of the initial capital requirements and

NPVs

for the projects. Given a wide variety of staffing needs, the company has also estimated the number of research scientists required for each development project (all cost values are given in millions of dollars).

Project Number	Initial Capital ($)	Number of Research Scientists	NPV ($)
I	1010	22	10.110.1
II	1515	33	19.019.0
III	1515	44	22.022.0
IV	2020	33	25.025.0
V	3030	1212	60.260.2

a. Suppose that Orchid has a total capital budget of

$ 60$60

million. How should it prioritize these projects?

b. Suppose that Orchid currently has

1212

research scientists and does not anticipate being able to hire more in the near future. How should Orchid prioritize these projects?