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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, 2012
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 three years. CDs with original maturities of more than three months are reported as held-to-maturity investments and are carried at amortized cost. The maturity dates of the Company’s CDs at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are as follows:

   
June 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
 
Less than one year
  $ 5,837,000     $ 1,849,000  
1-3 years
    4,806,000       2,707,000  
Total
  $ 10,643,000     $ 4,556,000