Business Mathematics

<div class="c-un-numbered-headers-and-contents-list__container"> <ul> <li>Preface</li> <li>The <strong>Business Mathematics, 14th Edition</strong> Learning System</li> <li>Learning Tips for Students</li> <li>Business Mathematics Pretest</li> <li>Index of Applications</li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong>Whole Numbers and Decimals</strong> <ul> <li>1.1 Whole Numbers</li> <li>1.2 Application Problems</li> <li>1.3 Decimal Numbers</li> <li>1.4 Addition and Subtraction of Decimals</li> <li>1.5 Multiplication and Division of Decimals</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 1 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Cost of Getting Married</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Subway</li> <li>Chapter 1 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Fractions</strong> <ul> <li>2.1 Fractions</li> <li>2.2 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions</li> <li>2.3 Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers</li> <li>2.4 Multiplication and Division of Fractions</li> <li>2.5 Converting Decimals to Fractions and Fractions to Decimals</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 2 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Operating Expenses at Woodline Moldings and Trim</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: The Home Depot</li> <li>Chapter 2 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Percents</strong> <ul> <li>3.1 Writing Decimals and Fractions as Percents</li> <li>3.2 Finding Part</li> <li>3.3 Finding Base <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Base and Part</li> </ul></li> <li>3.4 Finding Rate <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Base, Rate, and Part</li> </ul></li> <li>3.5 Increase and Decrease Problems</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 3 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Self Employed Retirement Plan</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Century 21</li> <li>Chapter 3 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Equations and Formulas</strong> <ul> <li>4.1 Solving Equations</li> <li>4.2 Applications of Equations</li> <li>4.3 Business Formulas</li> <li>4.4 Ratio and Proportion</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 4 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Forecasting Sales at Alcorn's Boutique</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: General Motors</li> <li>Chapter 4 Test <ul> <li>Chapters 1 - 4 Cumulative Review</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Bank Services</strong> <ul> <li>5.1 Banking, Checking Accounts, and Check Registers</li> <li>5.2 Checking Services and Credit-Card Transactions</li> <li>5.3 Bank Statement Reconciliation</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 5 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Banking Activities of a Retailer</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Jackson &amp; Perkins</li> <li>Chapter 5 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Payroll</strong> <ul> <li>6.1 Gross Earnings: Wages and Salaries</li> <li>6.2 Gross Earnings: Piecework and Commissions</li> <li>6.3 Social Security, Medicare, and Other Taxes</li> <li>6.4 Income Tax Withholding</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 6 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Payroll: Finding Your Take-Home Pay</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Payroll at Starbucks</li> <li>Chapter 6 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Mathematics of Buying</strong> <ul> <li>7.1 Invoices and Trade Discounts</li> <li>7.2 Series Discounts and Single Discount Equivalents</li> <li>7.3 Cash Discounts: Ordinary Dating Methods</li> <li>7.4 Cash Discounts: Other Dating Methods</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 7 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: George Foreman</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Discounts at Bed Bath &amp; Beyond</li> <li>Chapter 7 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Mathematics of Selling</strong> <ul> <li>8.1 Markup on Cost</li> <li>8.2 Markup on Selling Price <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Markup</li> </ul></li> <li>8.3 Markdown</li> <li>8.4 Turnover and Valuation of Inventory</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 8 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Markdown: Reducing Prices to Move Merchandise</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)</li> <li>Chapter 8 Test <ul> <li>Chapters 5 - 8 Cumulative Review</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Simple Interest</strong> <ul> <li>9.1 Basics of Simple Interest</li> <li>9.2 Finding Principal, Rate, and Time</li> <li>9.3 Simple Discount Notes</li> <li>9.4 Discounting a Note Before Maturity <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Simple Interest and Simple Discount</li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 9 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Banking in a Global World: How Do Large Banks Make Money?</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Apple, Inc.</li> <li>Chapter 9 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Compound Interest and Inflation</strong> <ul> <li>10.1 Compound Interest</li> <li>10.2 Interest-Bearing Bank Accounts and Inflation</li> <li>10.3 Present Value and Future Value</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 10 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Valuing a Chain of McDonald's Restaurants</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Bank of America</li> <li>Chapter 10 Test <ul> <li>Chapters 9 - 10 Cumulative Review</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Annuities, Stocks, and Bonds</strong> <ul> <li>11.1 Annuities and Retirement Accounts</li> <li>11.2 Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity</li> <li>11.3 Sinking Funds (Finding Annuity Payments) <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Annuities and Sinking Funds</li> </ul></li> <li>11.4 Stocks and Mutual Funds</li> <li>11.5 Bonds</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 11 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Financial Planning</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise</li> <li>Chapter 11 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Business and Consumer Loans</strong> <ul> <li>12.1 Open-End Credit and Charge Cards</li> <li>12.2 Installment Loans</li> <li>12.3 Early Payoffs of Loans</li> <li>12.4 Personal Property Loans</li> <li>12.5 Real Estate Loans</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 12 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Consolidating Loans</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Underwater on a Home</li> <li>Chapter 12 Test <ul> <li>Chapters 11 - 12 Cumulative Review</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Taxes and Insurance</strong> <ul> <li>13.1 Property Tax</li> <li>13.2 Personal Income Tax</li> <li>13.3 Fire Insurance</li> <li>13.4 Motor-Vehicle Insurance</li> <li>13.5 Life Insurance</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 13 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Financial Planning for Property Taxes and Insurance</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Mattel Inc.—Taxes and Insurance</li> <li>Chapter 13 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Depreciation</strong> <ul> <li>14.1 Straight-Line Method</li> <li>14.2 Declining-Balance Method</li> <li>14.3 Sum-of-the-Years'-Digits Method <ul> <li>Supplementary Application Exercises on Depreciation</li> </ul></li> <li>14.4 Units-of-Production Method</li> <li>14.5 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 14 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Comparing Depreciation Methods</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Ford Motor Company</li> <li>Chapter 14 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Financial Statements and Ratios</strong> <ul> <li>15.1 The Income Statement</li> <li>15.2 Analyzing the Income Statement</li> <li>15.3 The Balance Sheet</li> <li>15.4 Analyzing the Balance Sheet</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 15 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Bicycle Shop</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Apple, Inc.</li> <li>Chapter 15 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Budgeting and Business Statistics</strong> <ul> <li>16.1 Planning and Budgeting</li> <li>16.2 Frequency Distributions and Graphs</li> <li>16.3 Mean, Median, and Mode</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Chapter 16 Quick Review</li> <li>Chapter Terms</li> <li>Case Study: Watching a Small Business Grow</li> <li>Case in Point Summary Exercise: Bobby Flay</li> <li>Chapter 16 Test</li> </ul></li> </ol> <h3>Appendices</h3> <ul> <li>A. The Metric System</li> <li>B. Basic Calculators</li> <li>C. Financial Calculators</li> <li>D. Exponents and the Order of Operations</li> <li>E. Graphing Equations</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Answers to Selected Exercises</li> <li>Glossary</li> <li>Index</li> <li>Photo Credits</li> </ul> </div>