What are the three important questions that are usually considered by a financial manager of a listed company? Elaborate on each of the questions and provide a real-life example of each.

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  1. What are the three important questions that are usually considered by a financial manager of a listed company? Elaborate on each of the questions and provide a real-life example of each.
  2. Why does the corporate form of business organization superior when it comes to raising cash and corporate governance?
  3. What is an agency problem? What is the major reason that an agency relationship exists in a corporate form of business organization? In this context, what kind of problem can arise? Describe two means to reduce the agency problem in a corporate entity.
  4. Draw a diagram to indicate the interplay between corporations and financial markets. Using the diagram drawn, trace (describe) the passage of cash from the financial markets to the firms and from the firms back to the financial markets.
  5. Financial markets function as both primary and secondary markets for debt and equity securities. Differentiate between the two markets in terms of the transfer of cash and the types of securities traded in each market. Illustrate with one example each.
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