With the improvement in the technology and understanding of discounting techniques, both NPV and IRR methods of capital budgeting became more popular because _____.

a.these techniques provide correct decisions with respect to the minimization of the number of IRRs for every project

b.these techniques provide correct decisions with respect to the maximization of the required rate of return

c.these techniques provide correct decisions with respect to value maximization

d.these techniques provide correct decisions with respect to the maximization of the initial capital investment

e.these techniques provide correct decisions with respect to payback period minimization