Excellent end of chapter material is a hallmark of this text. The problems are designated by degree of difficulty as quizzes, practice problems, and challenge problems. There are many confidence building problems, as well as moderately challenging and challenging types of problems, so instructors have significant flexibility when assigning homework.

Fundamental finance concepts are called out within chapters--students are referred back to where concepts are originally discussed. This helps students see how finance concepts are related.

Includes an important discussion of ethical issues facing financial managers. This content is more important than ever given the recent corporate scandals that have impacted investor confidence, financial markets and the economy as a whole.

Excel Boxes appear in key points throughout the text. These demonstrate how students may use Microsoft Excel to perform useful financial calculations. Students who need assistance in using Microsoft Excel can refer to the student CD ROM that contains a detailed Excel tutorial with a full-length manual on using Excel to perform finance functions.

Includes Calculator Functions to help students use a financial calculator to solve finance problems. These now appear along side of the spreadsheets to show both ways of solving problems.

Mini-Cases appear in select chapters, and now have specific questions that follow each case. This popular feature helps students apply finance theory to real-world situations.

Finance in Practice boxes show students how finance topics are used in everyday, real-world business situations. This shows relevance and motivates all students, especially the non-finance majors.