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See more"Business Math" is a catch-all title for a collection of topics that are anything but calculus. Business Math For Dummies takes complex mathematical theories and formulas and applies them to practical business situations. It also includes practical practice problems to help readers hone their skills.
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Crunch numbers and calculate business solutions with this straightforward guide
Now, it is easier than ever before to understand complex mathematical concepts and formulas and how they relate to real-world business situations. All you have to do is apply the handy information you will find in Business Math For Dummies. Featuring practical practice problems to help you expand your skills, this book covers topics like using percents to calculate increases and decreases, applying basic algebra to solve proportions, and working with basic statistics to analyse raw data.
Find solutions for finance and payroll applications, including reading financial statements, calculating wages and commissions, and strategic salary planning. Navigate fractions, decimals, and percents in business and real estate transactions, and take fancy maths skills to work. You’ll be able to read graphs and tables and apply statistics and data analysis. You’ll discover ways you can use maths in finance and payroll investments, banking and payroll, goods and services, and business facilities and operations. You’ll learn how to calculate discounts and markup, use loans and credit, and understand the ins and outs of maths for business facilities and operations. You’ll be the company maths whiz in no time at all!
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 maths shortcuts to use in meetings and drive your coworkers nuts and ten tips for reading annual reports, Business Math For Dummies is your one-stop guide to solving maths problems in business situations.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780470233313
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 June 2008
Country: United States
Imprint: For Dummies
Contributors:
- Edited by Benjamin Schultz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 567g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Mary Jane Sterling is the author of four other For Dummies titles: Algebra For Dummies, Algebra II For Dummies, Trigonometry For Dummies, and Math Word Problems For Dummies. She has honed her math-explaining skills during her years of teaching mathematics at all levels: junior high school, high school, and college. She has been teaching at Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois, for almost 30 of those years.
When not teaching or writing, Mary Jane keeps busy by working with her Kiwanis Club, advising Bradley University’s Circle K Club, and working with members of the Heart of Illinois Aktion Club (for adults with disabilities). All the volunteer projects taken on for these clubs help keep her busy and involved in the community.
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