making a investment is always a risky business.
投资是通常是一个有风险的商业活动。
A company can never be sure if spending money now will definitly lead to profit in the future. however, they can make an informed decision about the investment by calculating the cost of investment, compare it to the protention profits ,then factoring in the amount time it could take to make a profit.
一个公司永远不能确定现在投资的钱将来就能换回收益。然而,他们一个通过计算投资所花的来做个有依据的投资决定。比较所花的和潜在收益,及产生这些收益所花的时间因素。