I purchased this item a couple weeks into my Finance course, as I was not satisfied by the answers the book Corporate Finance: Core Applications and Principles w/SAndP bind-in card (McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) had in the back (a very small % to the number of problems, just listing the final answer, and on top of that many answers were wrong). Also, my professor refused to make available the solutions to the problems outside of those assigned, and for the assigned problems we only received those after the homework was due. This manual was a lifesaver, as it provides answers to all of the end of chapter problems. In addition, it provides step by step instructions on how to arrive at the final answer and includes detailed explanations of the more complicated problems. Being that Finance is a discipline that requires doing many problems in order to completely understand the subject matter, this manual helped me do the extra work necessary to obtain an exceptional grade. I would tell anyone who is assigned the Corporate Finance textbook for a class that the Solutions Manual is a Necessity!