Retained Features:

• 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.



• 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.



• Spreadsheet Solutions Boxes demonstrate how students may use Microsoft Excel to perform useful financial calculations.



• S and P Market Insight Problems are included in end of chapter material. These problems require the use of the Educational Version of Market Insight, taking advantage of Standard and Poor's powerful and well-known Compustat database. These problems provide instructors with an easy, online way to incorporate current, real-world data into the classroom. Access to this rich online resource is FREE with every new copy of the book.



• Financial Calculator Boxes help students use a financial calculator to solve finance problems. These now appear close to the spreadsheets to show both ways of solving problems.



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



• Key Points are sprinkled throughout the text to underscore and summarize the importance of the preceding material in order to help students focus on the most relevant and critical topics.



• Global Index featured at the end of text for easy reference to the international material presented throughout the book.



• Numbered Examples are integrated into each chapter. Students can learn how to solve problems step-by-step as well as gain insight into general principles by seeing how they are applied to answer concrete questions and scenarios.



• Rich pedagogy to help students apply and retain key concepts. Key features include Internet Insider boxes (web exercises), Finance in Practice boxes (boxed readings), Calculator Boxes Exercises, self-test questions, and key terms definitions featured in the margin.