to the equity valuatio/1 process cases and other investments cases. Others who have lent

me their support, encouragement, and expertise include Dileep R. Mehta of Georgia

State University and Lawrence J, Gitman of Wright State University.

A special note of thanks goes to Donald I. Thompson II of Georgia State Univer-

sity, Harry R. Kuniansky of Augusta College, and John M. Cheney and Wal-

lace W, Reiff of the University of Central Florida for allowing me to include their

excellent cases in this casebook.

I would also like to express my appreciation to David L Koulish for his research

assistance and Anabelle Frink and Elizabeth Geisler for tbeir excellence in convertin~

a handwritten manuscript into typescript. The College of Business Administration

the University of Central Florida provided me generous support in the writing arid

lesting of the manuscript. The editorial staff of West Publishing Company has b6en

most cooperative, and I would like to express my thanks to all who have worked on this

book.

Finally, this book could have never been written without the support and encour-

agement of my wife, Susan, and my children, Lynne and Danny. Their sacrifices will

always be cherished.