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Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

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Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
3.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
 
The Company currently invests its excess cash in money market accounts and bank certificates of deposit (CDs) with a term of
not
more than
five
years. CDs with original maturities of more than
three
months are reported as held-to-maturity investments
and are carried at amortized cost. Investments maturing in less than
one
year are classified as short term investments on the balance sheet, and investments maturing in
one
year or greater are classified as long term investments on the balance sheet.
The maturity dates of the Company’s CDs at
June 30, 2017
and
September 30, 2016
are as follows:
 
    June 30, 2017   September 30, 2016
Less than one year   $
5,737,150
    $
5,527,075
 
1-5 years    
17,153,000
     
10,703,000
 
Total   $
22,890,150
    $
16,230,075