Synopses & Reviews
This book reflects more than 28 years of author involvement with business math education and the business community. The linking of mathematics with real business practices in real businesses gives readers a better appreciation for and understanding of the concepts that are vital in the business world. Updated in a new 8th edition, this book is filled with updated chapter-opening scenarios, chapter-ending case studies, cases, boxed features, and exercise sets. It is organized in workbook format and opens with chapters on basic math. Coverage includes banking, business statistics, trade and cash discounts, markups and markdowns, payroll, consumer credit, mortgages, insurance, taxes, and stocks and bonds.
Table of Contents
1. Whole Numbers
2. Fractions
3. Decimals
4. Banking
5. Equations
6. Percents
7. Business Statistics
8. Trade and Cash Discounts
9. Markup and Markdown
10. Payroll
11. Simple Interest and Simple Discount
12. Consumer Credit
13. Compound Interest, Future Value, and Present Value
14. Annuities and Sinking Funds
15. Mortgages
16. Depreciation
17. Inventory
18. Insurance
19. Taxes
20. Financial Statements
21. Stocks and Bonds