Abstract: A system and method which determines the likely return on investment from a combination of investment projects, which may differ markedly from the sum of the returns of each investment considered in isolation, thereby allowing an organization to select the combination which offers the greatest return. A set of all combinations of investments is formed, then reduced to a set of all possible combinations according to a set of constraints such as project exclusivity. This set is further reduced by applying rules specifying the maximum value added. The reduced set of combinations is analyzed to find the investment combination yielding the maximum value added combination of investment projects.

Abstract: A system and method for interactively offering a product or service to a customer through play for incremental discounts. The customer will naturally play until he or she has achieved a level of discount from full price of the product or service, at which time the customer will purchase the item at a price which represents his or her “price point”. To elicit such a price point from each customer, each turn of play includes the possibility of loss of all accumulated discounts so that with each decision to continue play, the customer has a chance of losing all discounts and returning to a full-price offer. Play can be a random process, such as a randomly generated win/lose status, or play can be through participation in a game such as a quiz or question-and-answer session.