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Business Math

ISBN: 9780137877638 | 0137877633
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 6/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
Business Math is aimed at the lower-level math student, one who will likely enter the job-market within 2-3 years and apply the skills learned in this course directly to their job.
Chapter 1 Problem Solving with Whole Numbers and Decimals
2(50)
1.1 Problem Solving with Whole Numbers
4(15)
1 Read a... MORE
4(2)
2 Round Whole Numbers
6(1)
3 Add Whole Numbers
7(4)
4 Subtract Whole Numbers
11(1)
5 Multiply Whole Numbers
12(2)
6 Divide Whole Numbers
14(5)
1.2 Problem Solving with Decimals
19(8)
1 Read, Write, and Round Decimals
19(2)
2 Add and Subtract Decimals
21(1)
3 Multiply and Divide Decimals
22(5)
1.3 Problem Solving Using Proportions
27(5)
1 Verify that Two Fractions Form a Proportion
27(1)
2 Find a Missing Term in a Proportion
28(1)
3 Use Proportions in Changing Units of Measure
29(3)
Around the Business World: International Monetary Exchange
32(1)
Assignment Exercises
33(8)
Concepts Analysis
41(1)
Overview and Words to Know
41(4)
Practice Test
45(1)
Self-Check Solutions
46(6)
Chapter 2 Problem Solving with Fractions and Percents
52(58)
2.1 Problem Solving with Fractions
54(20)
1 Indentify Types of Fractions
54(3)
2 Change a Fraction to an Equivalent Fraction
57(2)
3 Add and Subtract Fractions and Mixed Numbers
59(6)
4 Multiply and Divide Fractions and Mixed Numbers
65(4)
5 Write a Decimal as a Fraction and Write a Fraction as a Decimal
69(5)
2.2 Problem Solving with Percents
74(13)
1 Write a Whole Number, Fractions, or Decimal as a Percent
74(2)
2 Write a Percent as a Whole Number, Fraction, or Decimal
76(2)
3 Use the Percentage Formula to Find the Percentage
78(3)
4 Use the Percentage Formula to Find the Base
81(2)
5 Use the Percentage Formula to Find the a Rate
83(1)
6 Use the Percentage Proportion to Solve Problems
84(3)
Around the Business World: 1996 Census Bureau Earnings Report
87(1)
Assignment Exercises
88(10)
Concepts Analysis
98(1)
Overview and Words to Know
98(6)
Practice Test
104(1)
Self-Check Solutions
105(5)
Chapter 3 Problem Solving with Formulas and Equations
110(44)
3.1 Formulas
112(7)
1 Evaluate Formulas
112(2)
2 Write a Formula to Find an Unknown Value
114(5)
3.2 Equations
119(8)
1 Solve Equations Using Multiplication or Division
119(2)
2 Solve Equations Using Addition or Subtraction
121(1)
3 Solve Equations Using More than One Operation
122(1)
4 Solve Equations Containing Multiple Unknown Terms
123(1)
5 Solve Equations Containing Parentheses
124(1)
6 Solve Equations that Are Proportions
125(2)
3.3 Using Equations to Solve Problems
127(10)
1 Use the Decision Key Approach to Analyze and Solve Word Problems
128(7)
Around the Business World: Budgeting with Formulas and Spreadsheets
135(2)
Assignment Exercises
137(3)
Concepts Analysis
140(1)
Overview and Words to Know
141(3)
Practice Test
144(1)
Self-Check Solutions
145(9)
Chapter 4 Statistics, Tables, and Graphs
154(40)
4.1 Statistics
156(5)
1 Find the Range
156(1)
2 Find the Mean
157(1)
3 Find the Median
157(1)
4 Find the Mode
158(1)
5 Put Statistics to Work
158(3)
4.2 Tables and Graphs
161(16)
1 Read and Construct a Table
161(2)
2 Read and Construct a Bar Graph
163(2)
3 Read and Construct a Line Graph
165(2)
4 Read and Construct a Circle Graph
167(2)
5 Put Tables and Graphs to Work
169(8)
Around the Business World: Reporting Average Salary
177(1)
Assignment Exercises
178(6)
Concepts Analysis
184(1)
Overview and Words to Know
184(4)
Practice Test
188(2)
Self-Check Solutions
190(4)
Chapter 5 Bank Records
194(50)
5.1 Checking Account Forms
196(8)
1 Fill Out a Bank Deposit Ticket
196(2)
2 Write a Bank Check
198(1)
3 Fill Out a Check Stub
199(1)
4 Use an Account Register
200(1)
5 Endorse a Check
201(3)
5.2 Bank Statements
204(11)
1 Read a Bank Statement
204(2)
2 Reconcile a Bank Statement with an Account Register
206(9)
Around the Business World: Corporate Bank Accounts
215(2)
Assignment Exercises
217(13)
Concepts Analysis
230(1)
Overview and Words to Know
231(6)
Practice Test
237(2)
Self-Check Solutions
239(5)
Chapter 6 Payroll
244(36)
6.1 Gross Pay
246(5)
1 Find the Gross Pay per Paycheck Based on Salary
246(1)
2 Find the Gross Pay per Weekly Paycheck Based on Hourly Wage
247(1)
3 Find the Gross Pay per Paycheck Based on Piecework Wage
248(1)
4 Find the Gross Pay per Paycheck Based on Commission
249(2)
6.2 Payroll Deductions
251(11)
1 Find Federal Withholding Tax per Paycheck Using IRS Tax Tables
253(1)
2 Find Federal Withholding Tax per Paycheck Using the IRS Percentage Method
253(5)
3 Find FICA Tax and Medicare Tax per Paycheck
258(2)
4 Find Net Earnings per Paycheck
260(2)
6.3 The Employer's Payroll Taxes
262(3)
1 Find an Employer's Total Deposit for Withholding Tax, FICA Tax, and Medicare Tax per Pay Period
262(1)
2 Find an Employer's SUTA Tax and FUTA Tax Due for a Quarter
263(2)
Around the Business World: Pretax Medical Insurance Premiums and Garnishments
265(1)
Assignment Exercises
266(4)
Concepts Analysis
270(1)
Overview and Words to Know
271(4)
Practice Test
275(1)
Self-Check Solutions
276(4)
Chapter 7 Trade and Cash Discounts
280(36)
7.1 Net Price and the Trade Discount
282(4)
1 Find the Trade Discount Using a Single Trade Discount Rate; Find the Net Price Using the Trade Discount
282(1)
2 Find the Net Price Using the Complement of the Single Trade Discount Rate
283(3)
7.2 Net Price and the Trade Discount Series
286(5)
1 Find the Net Price, Applying a Trade Discount Series and Using the Net Decimal Equivalent
286(3)
2 Find the Trade Discount, Applying a Trade Discount Series and Using the Single Discount Equivalent
289(2)
7.3 Net Amount and the Cash Discount
291(10)
1 Find the Cash Discount and the Net Amount Using Ordinary Dating Terms
292(3)
2 Interpret and Apply End-of-Month (EOM) Terms
295(1)
3 Interpret and Apply Receipt-of-Goods (ROG) Terms
296(1)
4 Find the Amount Credited and the Outstanding Balance from Partial Payments
297(1)
5 Interpret Freight Terms
298(3)
Around the Business World: Rebates and Bill-Backs
301(1)
Assignment Exercises
302(5)
Concepts Analysis
307(1)
Overview and Words to Know
307(4)
Practice Test
311(1)
Self-Check Solutions
312(4)
Chapter 8 Markup and Markdown
316(34)
8.1 Markup
318(10)
1 Find the Markup, Cost, Selling Price, Rate of Markup, or Rate of Selling Price When the Markup is Based on Cost
318(3)
2 Find the Markup, Cost, Selling Price, Rate of Markup, or Rate of Cost When the Markup is Based on Selling Price
321(4)
3 Compare Markup Based on Cost with Markup Based on Selling Price
325(3)
8.2 Markdown
328(3)
1 Find the Markdown, Reduced Price, Original Selling Price, Rate of Markdown, or Rate of Reduced Price
328(3)
8.3 Markup and Markdown Series
331(5)
1 Find the Final Selling Price for a Series of Markups and Markdowns
331(3)
2 Find the Selling Price to Achieve a Desired Profit (Markup)
334(2)
Around the Business World: Congressional Pay Raises
336(2)
Assignment Exercises
338(2)
Concepts Analysis
340(1)
Overview and Words to Know
341(4)
Practice Test
345(1)
Self-Check Solutions
346(4)
Chapter 9 Simple Interest and Simple Discount
350(40)
9.1 The Simple Interest Formula
352(8)
1 Find Simple Interest Using the Simple Interest Formula
352(1)
2 Find the Maturity Value of a Loan
353(2)
3 Convert Months to a Fractional or Decimal Part of a Year
355(2)
4 Find the Principal, Rate, or Time Using the Simple Interest Formula
357(3)
9.2 Ordinary and Exact Time and Interest
360(9)
1 Find Ordinary and Exact Time
361(2)
2 Find the Due Date
363(1)
3 Find the Interest Using the Ordinary and Exact Interest Rates
364(3)
4 Find Simple Interest Using a Table
367(2)
9.3 Promissory Notes
369(5)
1 Find the Bank Discount and Proceeds for a Simple Discount Note
370(1)
2 Find the Bank Discount and Proceeds for a Third-Party Discount Note
371(3)
Around the Business World: 90 Days Same as Cash! Deals
374(1)
Assignment Exercises
375(5)
Concepts Analysis
380(1)
Overview and Words to Know
380(6)
Practice Test
386(1)
Self-Check Solutions
387(3)
Chapter 10 Compound Interest, Future Value, and Present Value
390(26)
10.1 Compound Interest and Future Value
392(9)
1 Use the Simple Interest Formula to Find the Future Value
392(2)
2 Find the Future Value Using a $1.00 Future Value Table
394(3)
3 Find the Effective Interest Rate
397(2)
4 Find the Interest Compounded Daily Using a Table
399(2)
10.2 Present Value
401(4)
1 Find the Present Value Based on Annual Compounding for One Year
402(1)
2 Find the Present Value Using a $1.00 Present Value Table
402(3)
Around the Business World: Baccalaureate Education System Trust Program
405(1)
Assignment Exercises
406(3)
Concepts Analysis
409(1)
Overview and Words to Know
410(3)
Practice Test
413(1)
Self-Check Solutions
414(2)
Chapter 11 Annuities and Sinking Funds
416(28)
11.1 Future Value of an Annuity
418(8)
1 Find the Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity Using the Simple Interest Formula Method
418(1)
2 Find the Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity Using a $1.00 Ordinary Annuity Future Value Table
419(2)
3 Find the Future Value of an Annuity Due Using the Simple Interest Formula Method
421(1)
4 Find the Future Value of an Annuity Due Using a $1.00 Ordinary Annuity Future Value Table
422(4)
11.2 Sinking Funds and the Present Value of an Annuity
426(5)
1 Find the Sinking Fund Payment Using a $1.00 Sinking Fund Payment Table
427(1)
2 Find the Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity Using a $1.00 Ordinary Annuity Present Value Table
428(3)
Around the Business World: Baccalaureate Education System Trust Sinking Fund
431(1)
Assignment Exercises
433(2)
Concepts Analysis
435(1)
Overview and Words to Know
436(3)
Practice Test
439(1)
Self-Check Solutions
440(4)
Chapter 12 Consumer Credit
444(46)
12.1 Installment Loans
446(3)
1 Find the Installment Price Given the Installment Payment
446(1)
2 Find the Installment Payment Given the Installment Price
447(2)
12.2 Paying a Loan Before It Is Due: The Rule of 78
449(4)
1 Find the Interest Refund Using the Rule of 78
449(4)
12.3 Open-End Credit
453(5)
1 Find the Unpaid Balance Using the Unpaid Balance Method
454(1)
2 Find the Average Daily Balance
455(3)
12.4 Annual Percentage Rates
458(7)
1 Estimate the Annual Percentage Rate Using the Constant Ratio Formula
458(1)
2 Find the Annual Percentage Rate Using a Table
459(6)
12.5 Home Mortgages
465(7)
1. Find the Monthly Mortgage Payment and Total Interest
465(4)
2. Complete a Monthly Amortization Schedule
469(3)
Around the Business World: Debt Snowball
472(3)
Assignment Exercises
475(3)
Concepts Analysis
478(1)
Overview and Words to Know
479(5)
Practice Test
484(2)
Self-Check Solutions
486(4)
Chapter 13 Depreciation
490(40)
13.1 Straight-Line Method of Depreciation
492(4)
1 Depreciate an Asset and Prepare a Depreciation Schedule Using the Straight-Line Method
492(4)
13.2 Units-of-Production Method of Depreciation
496(2)
1 Depreciate an Asset and Prepare a Depreciation Schedule Using the Units-of-Production Method
496(2)
13.3 Sum-of-the-Years'-Digits Method of Depreciation
498(4)
1 Depreciate an Asset and Prepare a Depreciation Schedule Using the Sum-of-the-Years'-Digits Method
498(4)
13.4 Declining-Balance Method of Depreciation
502(3)
1 Depreciate an Asset and Prepare a Depreciation Schedule Using the Declining-Balance Method
502(3)
13.5 Cost-Recovery Depreciation Systems
505(4)
1 Depreciate an Asset and Prepare a Depreciation Schedule Using the Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)
505(4)
13.6 Section 179 Deductions
509(1)
1 Depreciate an Asset after Taking a Section 179 Deduction
509(1)
Around the Business World: The Millennium Bug
510(2)
Assignment Exercises
512(6)
Concepts Analysis
518(1)
Overview and Words to Know
518(5)
Practice Test
523(1)
Self-Check Solutions
524(6)
Chapter 14 Inventory, Turnover, and Overhead
530(36)
14.1 Inventory
532(10)
1 Use the Specific Identification Inventory Method to Find the Cost of Goods Sold
533(1)
2 Use the Weighted-Average Inventory Method to Find the Cost of Goods Sold
534(1)
3 Use the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) Inventory Method to Find the Cost of Goods Sold
535(1)
4 Use the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) Inventory Method to Find the Cost of Goods Sold
536(1)
5 Use the Retail Inventory Method to Find the Cost of Goods Sold
537(2)
6 Compare Methods for Determining Inventory
539(3)
14.2 Turnover and Overhead
542(7)
1 Find the Inventory Turnover Rate
543(2)
2 Find the Department Overhead Based on Sales
545(2)
3 Find the Department Overhead Based on Floor Space
547(2)
Around the Business World: OPEC Oil Inventory
549(2)
Assignment Exercises
551(3)
Concepts Analysis
554(1)
Overview and Words to Know
555(6)
Practice Test
561(1)
Self-Check Solutions
562(4)
Chapter 15 Financial Statements
566(44)
15.1 The Balance Sheet
568(10)
1 Prepare a Balance Sheet
568(4)
2 Prepare a Vertical Analysis of a Balance Sheet
572(3)
3 Prepare a Horizontal Analysis of a Balance Sheet
575(3)
15.2 Income Statements
578(7)
1 Prepare an Income Statement
579(1)
2 Prepare a Vertical Analysis of an Income Statement
580(3)
3 Prepare a Horizontal Analysis of an Income Statement
583(2)
15.3 Financial Statement Ratios
585(6)
1 Find and Use Financial Ratios
585(6)
Around the Business World: New Homes Inventory Turnover Ratio
591(2)
Assignment Exercises
593(5)
Concepts Analysis
598(1)
Overview and Words to Know
599(6)
Practice Test
605(2)
Self-Check Solutions
607(3)
Chapter 16 Insurance
610(24)
16.1 Fire Insurance
612(4)
1 Find Fire Insurance Premiums Using a Rate Table
612(1)
2 Find the Compensation with a Coinsurance Clause
613(3)
16.2 Motor Vehicle Insurance
616(3)
1 Find Automobile Insurance Premiums Using a Table
617(2)
16.3 Life Insurance
619(2)
1 Find Life Insurance Premiums Using a Rate Table
619(2)
Around the Business World: Sport-Utility Vehicle Insurance
621(2)
Assignment Exercises
623(5)
Concepts Analysis
628(1)
Overview and Words to Know
628(2)
Practice Test
630(2)
Self-Check Solutions
632(2)
Chapter 17 Taxes
634(30)
17.1 Sales Tax
636(5)
1 Use Tables to Find the Sales Tax
636(2)
2 Use the Percent Method to Find the Sales Tax
638(1)
3 Find the Marked Price and the Sales Tax from the Total Price
639(2)
17.2 Property Tax
641(4)
1 Find the Assessed Value
641(1)
2 Calculate Property Tax
641(2)
3 Determine the Property Tax Rate
643(2)
17.3 Income Taxes
645(7)
1 Find Taxable Income
646(1)
2 Use the Tax Tables to Figure Income Tax
647(4)
3 Use the Tax Rate Schedules to Figure Income Tax
651(1)
Around the Business World: FICA Taxes
652(2)
Assignment Exercises
654(3)
Concepts Analysis
657(1)
Overview and Words to Know
658(3)
Practice Test
661(1)
Self-Check Solutions
662(2)
Chapter 18 Stocks and Bonds
664(31)
18.1 Stocks
666(8)
1 Read Stock Listings
666(2)
2 Calculate and Distribute Dividends
668(1)
3 Calculate Current Stock Yield
669(1)
4 Compare Price to Earnings
670(1)
5 Find the Cost of Buying and the Proceeds from Selling Stocks
671(1)
6 Calculate Return on Investment
672(2)
18.2 Bonds
674(6)
1 Read Bond Listings
675(2)
2 Calculate the Price of Bonds
677(1)
3 Find the Cost of Buying and the Proceeds from Selling Bonds
677(3)
Around the Business World: October's Black Mondays
680(2)
Assignment Exercises
682(5)
Concepts Analysis
687(1)
Overview and Words to Know
687(4)
Practice Test
691(2)
Self-Check Solutions
693(2)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems695(18)
Glossary/Index713

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