How would one determine the criteria to rank capital budgeting decisions How would one determine the criteria to rank capital budgeting decisions Solution There are different methods are availble to rank capital budgeting decision which are as under : 1) NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV) : HIGHER THE NPV , THE MORE ATTRACTIVE THE INVESTMENT PROPOSAL. 2) INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) : THE HIGHER THE PROJECT IRR, THE MORE DESIRABLE IT IS TO UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT 3) PROFITABILITY INDEX (PI) : HIGHER THE PROFITABILITY INDEX, BETTER THE INVESTMENT PROPOSAL. 4) PAY BACK PERIOD (PBP) : SHORTER THE PBP OF PROJECT, BETTER THE PROPOSAL. 5) ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (ARR) : HIGHER THE ARR OF PROJECT, BETTER THE PROPOSAL. .