Answer the following questions in the shaded space provided. Ensure your answers are short and concise. 1. Explain the two primary factors which create a trade off as you consider the number of firms to include in the comparables set. 2marks 2. Under what circumstances would investors prefer that a company retain earnings as opposed to increasing the size of the dividend payments? 2marks 3. Explain the concept of shared value and how it relates to the competitiveness of the firm. Zmarks 4. Explain the impact on the bargaining power of suppliers if the two largest processors of a key raw material merge. 2 marks 0 Answer the following questions in the shaded space provided. Ensure your answers are short and concise. 1. Explain the two primary factors which create a trade off as you consider the number of firms to include in the comparables set. 2marks 2. Under what circumstances would investors prefer that a company retain earnings as opposed to increasing the size of the dividend payments? 2marks 3. Explain the concept of shared value and how it relates to the competitiveness of the firm. Zmarks 4. Explain the impact on the bargaining power of suppliers if the two largest processors of a key raw material merge. 2 marks 0