Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Alternate Edition
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ISBN: 9780077479459
Author: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Book Values versus Market Values [LO3] In calculating the WACC, if you had to use book values for either debt or equity, which would you choose? Why?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Alternate Edition
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