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9780538868822

Contemporary Business Mathematics for Colleges

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  • ISBN13:

    9780538868822

  • ISBN10:

    0538868821

  • Edition: 12th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-08-11
  • Publisher: South-Western College Pub

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This proven 12th Edition text, presents an arithmetic-based, basic approach to business math. It emphasizes a practical, skill-building approach to prepare students for future careers in business through step-by-step development of concepts, numerous practice exercises throughout, and a focus on real-world application of techniques. The text advances from most basic to more complex business math topics. A brief version is also available.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Fundamental Review 2(58)
1 Fundamental Processes
2(26)
Adding
2(3)
Number Combinations
2(1)
Repeated Digits
3(1)
Adding from Left to Right
3(1)
Checking Addition
4(1)
Horizontal Addition
4(1)
Subtracting
5(1)
Checking Subtraction
5(1)
Horizontal Subtraction
5(1)
Subtraction by Changing Numbers
5(1)
Multiplying
6(3)
Checking Multiplication
6(1)
Multiplying Numbers Ending in Zero
7(1)
Multiplying When the Multiplier Contains Zero Not on the End
7(1)
Multiplying the Product of Two Factors
8(1)
Multiplying by 25
8(1)
Multiplying by 50
8(1)
Division
9(2)
Checking Division
10(1)
Dividing by 10
10(1)
Dividing by 100
10(1)
Dividing When Divisor and Dividend End with Zeros
10(1)
Estimating
11(17)
Estimating When Multiplying
11(1)
Estimating When Dividing
12(16)
2 Word Problems and Equations
28(16)
Mental Computations
28(1)
Solving Word Problems
28(2)
Solving Rate, Time, and Distance Problems
30(2)
Solving Simple Numeric Equations
32(1)
Numerical Relationships in a Series
33(1)
Making Quick Calculations by Rounding Numbers
34(10)
3 Weights and Measurements
44(16)
Converting Weights and Measurements
44(2)
Performing Mathematical Operations Using Standard U.S. Weights and Measurements
46(3)
Adding Weights and Measurements
46(1)
Subtracting Weights and Measurements
47(1)
Multiplication of Weights and Measurements
47(1)
Division of Weights and Measurements
48(1)
Business Applications
49(11)
Part 2 Decimals and Fractions 60(60)
4 Decimals: Addition and Subtraction
60(14)
Fractions versus Decimals
60(1)
Decimals and Electronic Displays
60(1)
Reading Decimal Numbers
61(1)
Reading Large Decimal Numbers Orally
61(1)
Adding Decimal Numbers
62(1)
Subtracting Decimal Numbers
63(1)
Rounding Decimal Numbers
64(1)
Rounding Up
64(10)
5 Decimals: Multiplication and Division
74(16)
Multiplying Decimal Numbers
74(1)
Dividing a Decimal by a Whole Number
75(1)
Dividing a Decimal by Another Decimal Number
76(1)
Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, 1,000,etc.
77(1)
Approximating the Product and Quotient
78(2)
Changing Fractions into Decimals
80(10)
6 Fractions: Addition and Subtraction
90(16)
Changing an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number
90(1)
Changing a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction
91(1)
Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
92(1)
Raising Fractions to Higher Terms
92(1)
Fractions on the New York Stock Exchange
93(1)
Adding Fractions or Mixed Numbers
94(2)
Subtracting Fractions or Mixed Numbers
96(10)
7 Fractions: Multiplication and Division
106(14)
Multiplying Fractions
106(1)
Canceling Common Factors
106(1)
Multiplying a Whole Number and a Fraction
107(1)
Multiplying Mixed Numbers
108(2)
Spoken Language and Multiplication of Fractions
109(1)
Dividing with Fractions
110(10)
Part 3 Accounting Applications 120(70)
8 Banking
120(19)
Using Deposit Slips and Bank Checks
120(2)
Maintaining Checkbooks and Check Registers
122(1)
Reconciling Bank Statements
123(16)
9 Payroll Records
139(21)
Preparing a Payroll Register
139(1)
Computing Federal Income Tax Withholding Amounts
139(6)
Computing Social Security, Medicare, and Other Withholdings
145(1)
Completing an Employee's Earnings Record
146(1)
Computing an Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
147(1)
Computing an Employer's Federal and State Unemployment Tax Liability
148(12)
10 Federal Income Taxes
160(16)
Computing Taxable Income Using Standard Form 1940
160(4)
Computation of Taxable Income
164(1)
Computing Taxes Due Using Standard Form 1040
164(2)
Computing Taxes for Businesses
166(10)
11 Sales and Property Taxes
176(14)
Computing Sales Taxes
176(1)
Sales Tax as a Percent of Price
176(1)
Sales Tax as an Amount per Unit
177(1)
Computing Assessed Valuations and Property Taxes
177(1)
Computing Tax Rates in Percents and Mills
178(1)
Percents
178(1)
Mills
179(1)
Computing Special Assessments, Prorations, and Exemptions
179(11)
Part 4 Percentage 190(66)
12 Percents in Business
190(20)
Changing Fractions and Decimals to Percents
190(1)
Changing Percents to Decimals
191(1)
Finding Base, Rate, and Percentage
192(2)
Using Percents in Business
193(1)
Using Percents to Measure Increase and Decrease
194(1)
Using Percents to Allocate Overhead Expenses
195(15)
13 Commissions
210(14)
Calculating Sales Commissions and Gross Pay
210(1)
Calculating Graduated Sales Commissions
211(1)
Calculating Sales and Purchases for Principals
212(12)
14 Discounts
224(6)
Calculating Single Trade Discounts
224(1)
Calculating a Series of Trade Discounts
225(1)
Complement Method Shortcut
226(1)
Calculating the Equivalent Single Discount Rate
226(1)
Calculating Cash Discounts for Fully Paid Invoices
227(3)
Returned Merchandise and Freight Charges
229(1)
Calculating Cash Discounts for Partially Paid Invoices
230(1)
15 Markup
230(26)
Computing Markup Variables
230(11)
Computing Markup Based on Cost
241(1)
Computing Selling Price Directly from Cost
241(1)
Computing Cost from Selling Price
242(1)
Computing Markup Percent Based on Cost
242(1)
Computing Markup Based on Selling Price
243(2)
Computing Cost Directly
244(1)
Computing Selling Price from Cost
244(1)
Computing Markup Percent Based on Selling Price
245(11)
Part 5 Credit and Interest 256(72)
16 Simple Interest
256(16)
Computing Simple Interest
256(1)
Computing Ordinary Interest
257(1)
Computing Exact Interest
258(1)
Comparing Ordinary Interest and Exact Interest
258(1)
Use of Calculators
259(1)
Estimating Simple Interest
259(13)
Combinations of Time and Interest That Yield 1%
259(1)
Other Rates and Times
260(1)
Estimation of Exact Interest
260(12)
17 Notes and Interest Variables
272(16)
Calculating the Number of Interest Days of a Note
272(1)
Determining the Due Date of a Note
273(1)
Computing the Maturity Value of a Note
274(1)
Computing the Interest Variables
275(1)
Finding the Interest Amount, Principal, Rate, or Time
275(13)
18 Borrowing by Business
288(18)
Borrowing Money to Take a Cash Discount
288(1)
Computing Interest with the Unpaid-Balance Method
289(2)
Analyzing Bank Discounts
291(2)
Discount Rate versus Interest Rate
292(1)
Discounting Non-Interest-Bearing Notes
293(1)
Discounting Interest-Bearing Notes
294(12)
19 Charges for Credit
306(22)
Converting Interest Rates
306(1)
Computing Simple Interest on a Monthly Basis
306(1)
Computing Finance Charges
307(1)
Computing Costs of installment Purchases
308(2)
Computing Effective Rates
310(3)
Increasing the Effective Rate
310(1)
An Alternative Formula for Estimating the Effective Rate
311(2)
Amortizing a Loan
313(15)
Computing the Monthly Payment
313(1)
Loan Payment Schedule
314(14)
Part 6 Basic Business Applications 328(78)
20 Business and Personal Insurance
328(20)
Computing Auto Insurance Costs
328(1)
Computing Low-Risk and High-Risk Rates
329(1)
Computing Short Rates
330(1)
Computing Coinsurance on Property Losses
331(1)
Computing Life Insurance Premiums
332(2)
Computing Cash Surrender and Loan Values
334(1)
Computing Medical Insurance Contributions and Reimbursements
335(13)
21 Business Inventory and Turnover
348(18)
Accounting for Inventory
348(1)
Inventory Sheets
348(1)
Perpetual Inventory Systems
349(1)
Computing Inventory Using the Average Cost, FIFO, and LIFO Methods
349(2)
The Average Cost Method
349(1)
The FIFO Method
350(1)
The LIFO Method
350(1)
Computing Inventory at the Lower of Cost or Market Value
351(1)
Estimating Inventory Value
352(1)
Computing Inventory Turnover
353(13)
22 Business Depreciation
366(18)
Computing Depreciation with the Straight-Line Method
366(2)
Book Value
367(1)
Computing Depreciation with the Declining-Balance Method
368(1)
Computing Depreciation with the Sum-of-the-Years-Digits Method
369(1)
Computing Depreciation with the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
370(1)
Computing Partial-Year Depreciation
371(13)
23 Business Financial Statements
384(22)
Analyzing Balance Sheets
384(2)
Analyzing Income Statements
386(2)
Computing Business Operating Ratios
388(18)
Working Capital Ratio
389(1)
Acid Test Ratio
389(1)
Ratio of Accounts Receivable to Net Sales
389(1)
Inventory Turnover Rate
390(1)
Relationship of Net Income Sales to Net Sales
390(1)
Rate of Return on Investment
390(16)
Part 7 Corporate Finance 406(52)
24 Corporate Stocks
406(20)
Computing the Costs and Proceeds of Stock Transactions
406(2)
Computing the Costs and Proceeds of Round and Odd Lots
408(1)
Computing the Rate of Yield and Gains or Losses
409(2)
The Rate of Yield
409(1)
Gain or Loss on Sale of Stock
410(1)
Computing Comparative Earning Potential
411(15)
25 Corporate and Government Bonds
426(14)
Computing Gains and Losses on Corporate Bonds
426(1)
Computing Annual Interest on Corporate and Government Bonds
427(2)
Newspaper Information on Bonds
427(1)
Commissions for Buying and Selling Bonds
428(1)
Computing Accrued Interest on Bond Transactions
429(1)
Computing the Rate of Yield for Bonds
429(1)
Calculating a Rate of Yield to Maturity
430(10)
26 International Business
440(18)
Computing Currency Exchange Rates
440(3)
Computing the Effects of Exchange Rate Changes
443(1)
Computing Duties on Imports
444(2)
Converting between U.S. Weights and Measurements and Metric Measurements
446(12)
Part 8 Advanced Applications 458(124)
27 Compound Interest and Present Value
458(24)
Computing Future Values and Compound Interest
458(3)
Future Value Formula
459(1)
Various Compounding Periods
459(2)
Computing Present Values from Future Value Tables
461(2)
Computing Present Values and Compound Interest from Present Value Tables
463(19)
Present Value Formula
463(1)
Notes about the Future Value and Present Value Tables
464(18)
28 Annuities
482(26)
Computing the Future Value of an Annuity
482(3)
Annuity Tables
483(1)
Finding Annuity Amounts for Periods Other than 1 Year
484(1)
Computing Regular Payments of an Annuity from the Future Value
485(1)
Computing the Present Value of an Annuity
486(2)
Computing Regular Payments of an Annuity from the Present Value
488(1)
Computing the Payment to Amortize a Loan
489(1)
Creating a Loan Amortization Schedule
490(18)
29 Business Statistics
508(22)
Statistical Averages: Computing the Mean
508(1)
Determining the Median
509(1)
Determining the Mode
509(1)
Constructing Frequency Tables
510(2)
Computing the Mean of Large Data Sets
511(1)
Charts and Graphs: Constructing Histograms
512(1)
Constructing Bar Graphs
513(2)
Comparative Bar Graphs
513(1)
Component Bar Graph
514(1)
Constructing Line Graphs
515(1)
Constructing Circle Graphs
516(14)
30 Business Applications of Equations
530(16)
Other Notations for Multiplication in Algebra
530(1)
Solving Addition/Subtraction and Multiplication/Division Equations
530(2)
Two Basic Principles of Algebra
531(1)
Solving Complex Equations
532(2)
Order of Operations
532(2)
Solving Inventory Equations
534(1)
Solving Simple Interest Equations
535(1)
Solving Total Cost Equations
536(10)
31 Business Math in Computer Operations
546(14)
Solving Simple Problems Using a Binary Number System
546(2)
Computing Computer Memory and Storage Capacity
548(2)
Computing Computer Modem Communication Speeds
550(10)
32 Math in Employment Tests
560(22)
Solving Rate, Time, and Distance Problems
560(1)
Solving Proportion Problems
561(2)
Solving Time and Work Problems
563(1)
Solving Measurement Problems
564(2)
Solving Percentage Problems
566(2)
Solving Relationship Problems
568(14)
Glossary 582(8)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems 590(9)
Index 599(8)
Progress Report 607

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