Please help with this problem:
Morningside Nursing Home, a not-for-profit corporation, is estimating its corporate cost of capital. Its tax exempt debt currently requires an interest rate of 6.2% and its capital structure calls for 60% debt financing and 40% equity (fund capital) financing. The estimated costs of equity for selected investor-owned healthcare companies are given below:
Glaxo Wellcome 15.0%
Beverly Enterprises 16.4
Healthsouth 17.4
Humana 18.8
a. What is the best estimate for Morningside's cost of equity?
b. What is the firm's corporate cost of capital?