The required rate of return (RRR) is the minimum amount of profit or return an entity will accept for taking the risk of investing in a project. If a company's required rate of return is 10% and, in using the net present value method, a project's net present value is zero, this indicates that the: Project's rate of return exceeds 10%. Project's rate of return is less than 10%. Project earns a rate of return equal to 10%. Project earns a rate of return of 0%