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                                                                 Exhibit 99(j)




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of
our report dated May 23, 2000, relating to the financial statements and
financial highlights of Prudential Small-Cap Quantum Fund, Inc. which appears
in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Investment Advisory and Other Services" and "Financial
Highlights" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
May 23, 2000



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