Sterling / Schultz Business Math For Dummies

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-39739-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten, E-Book

Now, it is easier than ever before to understand complexmathematical concepts and formulas and how they relate toreal-world business situations. All you have to do it apply thehandy information you will find in Business Math ForDummies. Featuring practical practice problems to help youexpand your skills, this book covers topics like using percents tocalculate increases and decreases, applying basic algebra to solveproportions, and working with basic statistics to analyze raw data.Find solutions for finance and payroll applications, includingreading financial statements, calculating wages and commissions,and strategic salary planning.
Navigate fractions, decimals, and percents in business and realestate transactions, and take fancy math skills to work.You'll be able to read graphs and tables and apply statisticsand data analysis. You'll discover ways you can use math infinance and payroll investments, banking and payroll, goods andservices, and business facilities and operations. You'lllearn how to calculate discounts and markup, use loans and credit,and understand the ins and outs of math for business facilities andoperations. You'll be the company math whiz in no time atall! Find out how to:
* Read graphs and tables
* Invest in the future
* Use loans and credit
* Navigate bank accounts, insurance, budgets, and payroll
* Calculate discounts and markup
* Measure properties and handle mortgages and loans
* Manage rental and commercial properties
Complete with lists of ten math shortcuts to do in meetings anddrive your coworkers nuts and ten tips for reading annual reports,Business MathFor Dummies is your one-stop guide tosolving math problems in business situations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sterling, Mary Jane

Schultz, Benjamin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Reviewing Basic Math for Business and Real EstateTransactions.
Chapter 1: Starting from the Beginning.
Chapter 2: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents.
Chapter 3: Determining Percent Increase and Decrease.
Chapter 4: Dealing with Proportions and Basic Algebra.
Part II: Taking Intriguing Math to Work.
Chapter 5: Working with Formulas.
Chapter 6: Reading Graphs and Charts.
Chapter 7: Measuring the World around You.
Chapter 8: Analyzing Data and Statistics.
Part III: Discovering the Math of Finance andInvestments.
Chapter 9: Computing Simple and Compound Interest.
Chapter 10: Investing in the Future.
Chapter 11: Understanding and Managing Investments.
Chapter 12: Using Loans and Credit to Make Purchases.
Part IV: Putting Math to Use in Banking and Payroll.
Chapter 13: Managing Simple Bank Accounts.
Chapter 14: Protecting Against Risk with Insurance.
Chapter 15: Planning for Success with Budgets.
Chapter 16: Dealing with Payroll.
Part V: Successfully Handling the Math Used in the World ofGoods and Services.
Chapter 17: Pricing with Markups and Discounts.
Chapter 18: Calculating Profit, Revenue, and Cost.
Chapter 19: Accounting for Overhead and Depreciation.
Chapter 20: Keeping Track of Inventory.
Part VI: Surviving the Math for Business Facilities andOperations.
Chapter 21: Measuring Properties.
Chapter 22: Taking Out Mortgages and Property-Related Loans.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Leasing and Managing RentalProperty.
Chapter 24: Ten Things to Watch Out for When Reading FinancialReports.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Mary Jane Sterling is the author of four other ForDummies titles: Algebra For Dummies, Algebra II For Dummies,Trigonometry For Dummies, and Math Word Problems ForDummies. She has honed her math-explaining skills during heryears of teaching mathematics at all levels: junior high school,high school, and college. She has been teaching at BradleyUniversity, in Peoria, Illinois, for almost 30 of thoseyears.
When not teaching or writing, Mary Jane keeps busy by working withher Kiwanis Club, advising Bradley University's Circle KClub, and working with members of the Heart of Illinois Aktion Club(for adults with disabilities). All the volunteer projects taken onfor these clubs help keep her busy and involved in the community.