Select the term that corresponds to each of the given descriptions. (Note: There is only one possible answer for each description.) Descriptions Terms This analysis involves a comparison of the expected and actual results for a given capital project and the development of an explanation for any disparity between them. A graph that illustrates the relationship between a project's net present value (NPV) calculated at a range of hurdle rates. The discount rate at which the present value of a project's cash outflows is equal to the present value of the sum of its future cash inflows, assuming that cash flows are reinvested at the firm's required rate of return. Also called a firm's hurdle rate, it is used as the discount rate in a firm's net present value (NPV) calculations or the basis of comparison for a project's internal rate of return (IRR). A capital budgeting analysis that determines if a capital asset should be purchased to take the place of a worn out, damaged, or obsolete existing asset. Traditional payback period.