1. Using a real example, identify and describe an agency problem in the corporate world. Make sure that you distinguish the agent from the principal in your description.
2. Describe the following money market securities: (a) Treasury bills, (b) commercial paper, and (c) negotiable certificates of deposits
3. RM International wishes to sell $100 million of bonds whose net proceeds will be used in the acquisition of Little Brooks. The underwriter believes that the 100,000 bonds can be sold to the public at their $1,000 par value and estimates that its administrative costs will be $3.5 million. The selling costs will be 0.1% of the sale price. If the underwriter requires a profit equal to 0.75% of the sale price, how much will the spread per bond have to be, in dollars, to cover its costs and profits?