Morningside Nursing Home, a single not-for-profit facility, is estimating its corporate cost of capital. Its...

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Morningside Nursing Home, a single not-for-profit facility, is estimating its corporate cost of capital. Its tax-exempt debt currently requires an interest rate of 6.2 percent, and its target capital structure calls for 60 percent debt financing and 40 percent 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?

How do I figure out the best estimate for the cost of equity?

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