The document discusses various capital budgeting techniques used to evaluate investment projects, including payback period, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR). It provides examples of how to calculate NPV and IRR using data for two projects (Projects A and B) under consideration by Bennett Company. While NPV is theoretically superior because it incorporates the time value of money, IRR is more commonly used in practice because managers prefer looking at rates of return. Conflicting recommendations between NPV and IRR can occur when projects have non-standard cash flow patterns.