Contemporary business mathematics / John Webber.

CONTENTS

Review of arithmetic
numbers written in decimal form
numbers written in fraction form
using a calculator to solve arithmetic problems

Review of algebra
algebraic symbols and terminology
exponents and roots
order of operations
e.tc

Review of measurements
geometry
length
Area
volume
unit costs
e.tc

Checking accounts
checks
maintaining a check book balance
debit and credit memos
bank statements
e.tc

Financial statements
business entities
income statements
balance sheets
trend analysis
ratios and indicators

Overhead, inventory and depreciation
allocation of overhead
inventory methods
depreciation for financial accounting
e.tc

Wages and payroll taxes
calculating gross pay
employee taxes
employer taxes
taxes for the self-employed

Taxes (other payroll taxes)
income tax for individuals
income tax for businesses
property tax
e.tc

Simple interest
single payment loans
solving for other variables in the simple interest formula
e.tc

Buying goods
trade discounts
cash discounts

Selling goods
mark-up in dollars
using mark-up, as a percent , to find selling price
using mark-up, as a percent to find cost
e.tc

International business
the metric system
monetary exchange rates
special costs of international business

Statistics for merchandising
measure of central tendency
measures of dispersion
statistical graphs
the normal curve
e.tc

Introduction to financial problem-solving
basic concepts and terminology
solving problems longhand
solving problems with compound interest formulas
e.tc

Savings plans
calculating future value
sinking funds
annuities
determining how much interest is earned
e.tc

Loans with periodic payments
calculating a loan payment
finding the length of a loan
disguised and affordable prices
e.tc

Present value, discounting and internal rat of return
present value
internal rate of return
Discounting notes
e.tc

Introduction to investing
risk
potential for appreciation
tax advantages
cash flow
e.tc

Stocks and bonds
investing in stock
investing in bonds

Real estate, Insurance, and comparative analysis
investing in real estate
property insurance
life insurance
e.tc

Includes index.