WACC Calculation

Hi,

I was assigned to calculate the WACC for a valuation model and was thinking of using Damodaran database but i saw that he uses "Total Equity Risk Premium" already including the "Country Risk Premium" [ERPs by country Tab, column E]. At the same time there is a formula written in my model template "Cost of Equity = Rf + β*(ERP) + CRP + Size Premium". 

So should i strip out the CRP from Damodaran database or strip it out from the formula since is already included in Damodaran's Total ERP

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