\( 11: 18 \) 33 education.wiley.com General Assignment \( 29: 21 \) 9 of 11 \( -/ 1 \) current Attempt in rrogress Simon Supplies evaluated a potential investment and determined the NPV to be zero. The company's required rate of return is \( 8.8 \% \) and its weighted average cost of capital is 7.2\%. Should the company undertake the investment, and why or why not? Yes, because the investment's return is larger than the cost of capital. Yes, because the investment will not recover its initial cost. Yes, the investment should be undertaken because the investment earns a rate equal to the company's hurdle rate. No, because the investment will not be profitable. Save for Later Attempts: 0 of 3 used Submit Answer Using multiple attempts will imp SUPPORT \( 10 \% \) score reduction after attempt 1
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