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Practical Business Math Procedures

ISBN10: 1266015523 | ISBN13: 9781266015526

Practical Business Math Procedures
ISBN10: 1266015523
ISBN13: 9781266015526
By Jeffrey Slater and Sharon Wittry

* The estimated amount of time this product will be on the market is based on a number of factors, including faculty input to instructional design and the prior revision cycle and updates to academic research-which typically results in a revision cycle ranging from every two to four years for this product. Pricing subject to change at any time.

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Practical Business Math Procedures is a comprehensive guide that brings business math to life with real-world applications and personal finance tips. Each chapter features engaging tools like "Money Tips" icons, interactive video worksheets, and practical problems to help students apply math concepts to everyday financial decisions. With its step-by-step explanations, critical thinking questions, and personal finance projects, this text ensures students can confidently tackle everything from payroll and taxes to banking and insurance.

1.   Whole Numbers: How to Dissect and Solve Word Problems
2.   Fractions
3.   Decimals
4.   Banking
5.   Solving for the Unknown: A How-to Approach for Solving Equations
6.   Percents and Their Applications
7.   Discounts: Trade and Cash
8.   Markups and Markdowns: Perishables and Breakeven Analysis
9.   Payroll
10. Simple Interest
11. Promissory Notes, Simple Discount Notes, and the Discount Process
12. Compound Interest and Present Value
13. Annuities and Sinking Funds
14. Installment Buying
15. The Cost of Home Ownership
16. How to Read, Analyze, and Interpret Financial Reports
17. Depreciation
18. Inventory and Overhead
19. Sales, Excise, and Property Taxes
20. Life, Fire, and Auto Insurance
21. Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
22. Business Statistics


APPENDIX A: Additional Homework by Learning Unit
APPENDIX B: Check Figures
APPENDIX C: Metric System

About the Author

Jeffrey Slater

Jeff Slater has been teaching 30 years at North Shore Community College. He has acted as a consultant for the office of personnel management in Boston and New York. Jeff tours the country giving speeches on student retention at colleges as well as national conventions.

Sharon Wittry

Sharon has been in the classroom for over 30 years and has 15 years experience as online business chair for the state of Colorado. She understands the need to provide students with around the-clock learning tools such as Smartbook and Connect. Staying current and making the content easy to understand and applicable to students' lives continues to be her focus.


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