Includes bibliographical references.

Table of contents: Financial analysis - Servais Stores Inc, Ohio, Indiana and Central State Corporation; capital additions - Fystrom Chemical Company, Mosher Pumps Inc, Tenneson Property Investors; cost of capital - Mobile Energy Inc, Northern Woods Campers Inc; financial policy - O'Malley Steel Inc, Boyesen Industries Inc, Johanek Corporation; valuation - Dahlberg's Inc, Potawatomi Paper Company, Cognoscere Corporation, Loeffler Tool Inc; working capital management - Flanihan Engineering and Construction Inc, O.L. Kimps Inc, The Ware Company, Woods of New Hampshire Inc.

This text uses real company situations and data to teach students finance concepts and their applications. The 20 cases illustrate problems faced in the ongoing management of a firm. Each case integrates several topics to allow for open-ended class discussion of case situations.