our business and finance lecturer gave us these two questions as a take home assignment which will be submitted tomorrow... google couldnt give me what i want....

1- what investors in the ordinary shares loose, the issuers gain. explain.

2- many firms which may wish to pay dividend may not. why?

thanks!

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