a. As the financial consultant of Explicit Investment Company, you have been asked to advice a group of companies in the various stages of the life cycle (startups, growing, matured firms) seeking for funds on the debt and equity markets. Which source of finance, Debt or Equity will you recommend to these three companies to enable them maximize shareholder's wealth? In your explanation you are also required to explain the advantages and disadvantages of both debt and equity. (10 marks) b. Briefly explain how the value of securities are determined. In doing so, explain the variables needed to determine the value in the case of debt securities like bonds as well as the case of equity securities like stocks. Also explain what causes these values to change over time. (5 marks) c. In class, it was mentioned that "the appropriate yield to be offered on a debt security is based on the risk-free rate for the corresponding maturity plus adjustments to capture various security characteristics". These adjustments are synonymous to the various premiums added to arrive at the total yield on the security. Briefly explain any four of these premiums. (10 marks)