DayTop Inns is a publicly traded company, with 10 million shares trading at $ 70 a share and $ 300 million in debt (market value as well as book value) outstanding. The firm derives 60% of its value from hotels and the remaining 40% from transportation. The unlevered beta is 0.8 for firms in the hotel business and 1.2 for firms in the transportations business. DayTop is rated A and can borrow money at 5%. The risk-free rate is 4.5% and the market risk premium is 4%; the corporate tax rate is 40%.
a. Estimate the cost of capital for DayTop Inns.