[Verse 1] Company coffers running thin, projects lined up at the door Every manager's got a plan, but cash won't stretch to fund them all Engineering wants new machines, marketing needs a campaign blast Finance counts the dollars twice, which investments will outlast? [Chorus] P-I divides the present value by the cost you have to pay Profitability index shows the bang for every buck today Rank them high to low descending, pick the cream until you're dry Capital rationing wisdom: make each dollar multiply [Verse 2] Net present value tells the story, but it favors projects large Million-dollar ventures look appealing when the returns are in charge But profitability index levels out the playing field Shows which projects pack the punch per dollar that you yield [Chorus] P-I divides the present value by the cost you have to pay Profitability index shows the bang for every buck today Rank them high to low descending, pick the cream until you're dry Capital rationing wisdom: make each dollar multiply [Bridge] When your budget hits the ceiling and you can't fund every dream Integer programming solves the puzzle, optimizing the machine Mutually exclusive choices need a different kind of math But P-I ranking cuts through clutter, shows the most rewarding path [Verse 3] Start with projects above one point oh, those create real wealth Anything below just destroys value, damages financial health Keep selecting down the ladder till your budget hits the wall Capital allocation mastery means maximizing all [Chorus] P-I divides the present value by the cost you have to pay Profitability index shows the bang for every buck today Rank them high to low descending, pick the cream until you're dry Capital rationing wisdom: make each dollar multiply [Outro] When resources run scarce and choices must be made Profitability index cuts through the parade
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