The directors of Holy Grail Fertiliser have agreed as partoftheirstrategic plan tolistthe entity'scquity shares on the local stock exchange. At a recent board meeting, the directors discussed.in overview, the additional compliance that would be required upon listing. This includedcompliance with the requirements of MFRS 8 Operating Segments (IFRS 8). The managingdirector commented that adherence to the requirements of MFRS 8 would be time-consumingand costly due to the additional financial information that the entity would have to prepareRequired:

a) Discuss whether the managing director's comment is accurate in respect of theoperating segment analysis that is required in accordance with MFRS 8.

b) Explain why the information that is presented for operating segments is likely to behighly relevant to investors

c) Discuss the potential limitations of operating segment analysis asatool for comparingdifferent entitics.