he financial manager at Starbuck Industries is considering an investment that requires an initial outlay of $24,000 and is expected to produce cash inflows of $1,000 at the end of year 1, $5,000 at the end of years 2 and 3, $14,000 at the end of year 4, $9,000 at the end of year 5, and $7,000 at the end of year 6. a. Select the time line option that represents the cash flows associated with Starbuck Industries' proposed investment. b. Which of the approaches—future value or present value—do financial managers rely on most often for decision making? Why?

Please check the attached image for the timeline image.

present value. this is because in making the decision of whether to carry out a project, the decision is made at the beginning of of the project and not in the future. so it is important to determine the present value to know if the project is profitable and should be carried out.

Explanation:

Timeline is arranges a series of events in chronological order. cash inflows are recorded as positive while cash outflows have a negative sign in front of the amount.

present value is the sum of discounted cash flows

answer; i believe the correct answer is (form utility); good luck