Part I

After reading more about capital investment decisions in this course, you decide to apply one of the methods, such as the payback method, to a recent investment you made. Walk through the inputs and the end result. What information would must be known? What would you base those assumptions on? Would the investment meet your standards? Explain.

Part II

After reading about financial analysis in this course, you decide to put your newfound knowledge to work and consider investing in a few manufacturing firms. What industry would you look at first? What ratios would stand out as the most significant for your research? What would your final choices depend on? Would they depend on product, price, or probability? Explain your response.

Your journal should be at least two pages in length.