TY - BOOK AU - Slater,Jeffrey TI - Practical business math procedures SN - 0072468564 [paperback] PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Irwin KW - Business mathematics KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Includes index; Contents: Chapter 1: Whole numbers; how to dissect and solve word problems -- Chapter 2: Fractions -- Chapter 3: Decimals -- Chapter 4: Banking -- Chapter 5: Solving for the unknown: a how-to-approach for solving equations -- Chapter 6: Percents and their applications -- Chapter 7: Discounts: trade and cash -- Chapter 8: Markups and markdowns; insight into perishables -- Chapter 9: Payroll -- Chapter 10: Simple interest -- Chapter 11: Promissory notes, simple discount notes, and the discount process -- Chapter 12: Compound interest and present value -- Chapter 13: Annuities and sinking funds -- Chapter 14: Installment buying, rule of 78, and revolving charge credit cards -- Chapter 15: The cost of home ownership -- Chapter 16: How to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports -- Chapter 17: Depreciation -- Chapter 18: Inventory and overhead -- Chapter 19: Sales, excise, and property taxes -- Chapter 20: Life, fire, and auto insurance-- Chapter 21: Stocks, bonds and mutual funds -- Chapter 22: Business statistics ER -