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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the four most commonly used capital budgeting techniques. Which of the techniques is

(Four capital budgeting techniques are NPV,IRR,Payback and ARR)

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NPV

Strength

considered time value of money

wide scale acceptance

Weakness

NPV is measured by cash flow not by profit and loss

based on ranking system

IRR

Strength

simple for making decision

favoured by many companies

Weakness

many assumption involved

ignores project size

Payback

Strength

Focus on cost returns

determine the time period in which cost will be recovered

Weakness

not useful for the comparision of the project

ignored profitability of project

ARR

Strengths

focus on cost and savings

Easy to calculate

measures current performance

Weakness

ignored time factor

can create conflict because of assumptions

does not considered when cash flow is important than earning aspect

the best technique to be used is NPV, because it considered cash flow can determine profits and also involve time factor

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