A company compared its capital investment"s actual net cash inflows to its projected net cash inflows. At what stage of the capital budgeting process is this called? Identify potential capital investments Estimate future net cash flows Perform post-audits Engage in capital rationing Which of the following would be a period cost for a company that grows plants and flowers. seed heat for the greenhouse depreciation for headquarters building plant containers Hurdle rate is defined as management's minimum desired rate of return on an investment; also called the discount rate and required rate of return. Assume that Emest Corporation has a required hurdle rate of 14% for all new inyestments: What does this hurdle rate mean? All potential investments with an IRR less than 14% will be accepted. All potential investments with an IRR of 14% or higher will be accepted. If a potential investment has an IRR of 14% or higher, it will not be considered. If a potential investment has an IRR less than 14%, it will be analyzed further