Williams, Inc., has compiled the following information on its financing costs:

The company is in the 21 percent tax bracket and has a target debt-equity ratio of 60 percent. The target short-term debt/long-term debt ratio is 20 percent.

a. What is the company’s weighted average cost of capital using book value weights?

b. What is the company’s weighted average cost of capital using market value weights?

c. What is the company’s weighted average cost of capital using target capital structure weights?

d. What is the difference between WACCs? Which is the correct WACC to use for project evaluation?

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Type of Financing Short-term debt Long-term debt Common stock Total Book Value $12,000,000 20,000,000 9,000,000 $41,000,000 Market Value $12,500,000 23,000,000 54,000,000 $89,500,000 Cost 4.1% 7.2 13.8