1. If all companies had an objective of maximizing shareholder wealth, would people overall tend to be better or worse off? 2. Contrast the objective of maximizing earnings with that of maximizing wealth. 3. What is financial management all about? 4. Is the goal of zero profits for some finite period (three to five years, for example) ever consistent with the maximization-of-wealth objective? 5. Explain why judging the efficiency of any financial decision requires the existence of a goal. 6. What are the three major functions of the financial manager? How are they related