Contemporary business mathematics for colleges / James E. Deitz, James L. Southam.

CONTENTS

PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL REVIEW

fundamental processes
adding
subtracting
multiplying
e.tc

word problems and equations
mental computations
solving word problems
e.tc

weights and measurements
converting weights and measurements
performing mathematical operations using standard
e.tc

PART 2: DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS

Decimals: addiction and subtraction
fractions versus decimals
reading decimal numbers
e.tc

Decimals: multiplication and division
multiplying decimal numbers
dividing a decimal by a whole number
e.tc

Fractions: addition and subtraction
changing an improper fraction to a mixed number
changing a mixed number to a improper fraction
e.tc

fractions: multiplication and division
multiplying fractions
cancelling common factors
e.tc

PART 3: ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS

Banking
using deposit slips and bank checks
maintaining check books and check registers
reconciling bank statements

payroll records
preparing a payroll register
computing federal income tax with holding amounts
e.tc

federal income taxes
computing taxable income using standard form
computing taxes due using standard form
e.tc


sales and property taxes
computing sales taxes
computing assessed valuations and property taxes
e.tc

PART 4: PERCENTAGE

percents in business
changing fractions and decimals to percents
changing percents to decimals
e.tc

commissions
calculating sales commissions and gross pay
calculating graduated sales commissions
e.tc

Discounts
Calculating sales trade discounts
calculating a series of trade discounts
e.tc


Markup
computing markup variables
computing markup based on cost
e.tc

PART 5: CREDIT AND INTEREST

simple interest
computing simple interest
computing ordinary interest
e.tc

Notes and interest variables
calculating the number of interest
determining the due date of a note
e.tc

Borrowing by business
borrowing money to take a cash discount
computing interest with the unpaid balance method
e.tc

charges for credit
converting interest rates
computing simple interest
e.tc

PART 6: BASIC BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Business and personal insurance
computing auto insurance costs
computing low-risk and high-risk rates
e.tc

business inventory and turnover
accounting for inventory
computing inventory using the average cost, FIFO an LIFO methods
e.tc

business depreciation
computing depreciation with the straight-line method
computing depreciation with the declining -balance method
e.tc

Business financial statements
analysing balance sheets
analysing income statements
e.tc

Math in employment tests
solving rate, time and distance problems
solving proportion problems
e.tc

Rev. ed. of: Business mathematics for colleges / James E. Deitz. 11th ed. c1996.

Includes index.