WACC-Book weights and market weights Webster Company has compiled the information shown in the following table: a. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using book value weights. b. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using market value weights. c. Compare the answers obtained in parts a and b. Explain the differences. - a. The firm's weighted average cost of capital using book value weights is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

WACC-Book weights and market weights Webster Company has compiled the information shown in the following table: a. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using book value weights. b. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using market value weights. c. Compare the answers obtained in parts a and b. Explain the differences. - a. The firm's weighted average cost of capital using book value weights is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

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