1. Why do you think present value is important when evaluating equity investments?

2. Do you think present worth should be used for other types of analysis that you learned about this week, why or why not?

3. How do you think activity-based management would benefit from just-in-time manufacturing?

4. What type of analysis could you use to determine if there is a benefit? Do some research to support your conclusion.

Please send in your sources, citations and references.