Salazar$$s Salads is considering two projects. Project X consists of creating an outdoor eating area on the unused portion of the restaurant's property. Project Z would instead use that outdoor space for creating a drive$-$thru service window. When trying to decide which project to accept, the firm should rely most heavily on which one of the following analytical methods?

Multiple Choice

Profitability index

Internal rate of return

Payback

Net present value

Accounting rate of return