You have been offered a very long-term investment opportunity to increase your money one hundredfold. You can invest $1,400 today and expect to receive

$140,000 in 40 years. Your cost of capital for this (very risky) opportunity is 17%.

What does the IRR rule say about whether the investment should be undertaken? What about the NPV rule? Do they agree?

What is the

IRR?

The IRR of this investment opportunity is ________ %.

(Round to one decimal place.)