Laramie trucking's ceo is considering a change to the company's capital structure, which currently consists of 25% debt and 75% equity. the cfo believes the firm should use more debt, but the ceo is reluctant to increase the debt ratio. the risk-free rate, rrf, is 5.0%, the market risk premium, rpm, is 6.0%, and the firm's tax rate is 40%. currently, the cost of equity, rs, is 11.5% as determined by the capm. what would be the estimated cost of equity if the firm used 60% debt?

Simon, aged 10, is invited to a classmate's birthday party at an exclusive ski resort on march 15th. the day will include 4 hours of snowboarding, lunch and birthday cake. simon's mother checks a box on the invitation that says "yes, we will attend" and returns it to the classmate's address. unfortunately, they later don't attend the party when simon comes down with the flu. on march 17th, simon's mother receives an invoice in the mail from simon's classmate for $35 that says, "party no-show fee." can simon's classmate collect the fee?