lucie is reviewing a project with an initial cost of $38,700 and cash inflows of $9,800, $16,400, and $21,700 for years 1 to 3, respectively. should the project be accepted if it has been assigned a required return of 9.75 percent? why or why not? a) yes; because the irr exceeds the required return by .34 percent b) yes; because the irr is less than the required return by .28 percent c) yes; because the irr exceeds the required return by .28 percent d) no; because the irr exceeds the required return by .34 percent e) no; because the irr is only 9.69 percent