The Liberty Co. is considering two projects. Project A consists of building a wholesale book outlet on lot #169 of the Englewood Retail Center. Project B consists of building a sit-down restaurant on lot #169 of the Englewood Retail Center. When trying to decide whether to build the book outlet or the restaurant, management should rely most heavily on the analysis results from the _____ method of analysis.

Select one:

a. Profitability index

b. Internal rate of return

c. Payback

d. Net present value

e. Accounting rate of return