This document discusses various investment criteria for capital budgeting decisions, with a focus on net present value (NPV). It defines NPV as the difference between the present value of a project's future cash flows and the initial investment cost. The document provides examples of calculating NPV for projects and discusses how NPV accounts for the time value of money and risk. It also discusses other criteria like payback period, accounting rate of return, and internal rate of return. It notes that the internal rate of return is the discount rate that makes the NPV equal to zero. The document compares the advantages and disadvantages of each method and emphasizes that NPV is generally the best criteria to use for capital budgeting decisions.