financial management

1) Do you think inflation has anything to do with making a dollar today worth more than a dollar tomorrow? Please support your post with references. 

2) What are the five different financial applications of the time value of money? How would a financial manager apply each, in your opinion? 

3) Why might investors demand a lower rate of return for an investment in Microsoft as compared to United Airlines? Please support your response with data and references. 

there are 3 questions that you have to answer for 2 different copies of the papers.

each question has to be half page.