You’ll learn how to calculate discounts and markup, use loans and credit, and understand the ins and outs of math for business facilities and operations. You’ll be the company math 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 math shortcuts to do 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 math problems in business situations.  

Contents at a Glance
Introduction ………………………………………………………..1
Part I: Reviewing Basic Math for Business
and Real Estate Transactions ………………………………….7
Chapter 1: Starting from the Beginning ………………………………………………………………..9
Chapter 2: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents …………………………………………………….15
Chapter 3: Determining Percent Increase and Decrease ……………………………………..31
Chapter 4: Dealing with Proportions and Basic Algebra ……………………………………..37
Part II: Taking Intriguing Math to Work ………………….47
Chapter 5: Working with Formulas ……………………………………………………………………..49
Chapter 6: Reading Graphs and Charts ………………………………………………………………67
Chapter 7: Measuring the World around You ……………………………………………………..79
Chapter 8: Analyzing Data and Statistics ……………………………………………………………97
Part III: Discovering the Math of Finance
and Investments ………………………………………………109
Chapter 9: Computing Simple and Compound Interest ……………………………………..111
Chapter 10: Investing in the Future …………………………………………………………………..131
Chapter 11: Understanding and Managing Investments ……………………………………149
Chapter 12: Using Loans and Credit to Make Purchases ……………………………………165
Part IV: Putting Math to Use in Banking
and Payroll …………………………………………………….177
Chapter 13: Managing Simple Bank Accounts …………………………………………………..179
Chapter 14: Protecting Against Risk with Insurance ………………………………………….193
Chapter 15: Planning for Success with Budgets ………………………………………………..207
Chapter 16: Dealing with Payroll ………………………………………………………………………223
Part V: Successfully Handling the Math
Used in the World of Goods and Services ……………….235
Chapter 17: Pricing with Markups and Discounts ……………………………………………..237
Chapter 18: Calculating Profit, Revenue, and Cost ……………………………………………251
Chapter 19: Accounting for Overhead and Depreciation …………………………………..273
Chapter 20: Keeping Track of Inventory …………………………………………………………..291
Part VI: Surviving the Math for Business Facilities
and Operations ………………………………………………..305
Chapter 21: Measuring Properties ……………………………………………………………………307
Chapter 22: Taking Out Mortgages and Property-Related Loans ……………………….335
Part VII: The Part of Tens …………………………………..359
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Leasing and Managing Rental Property ………………………361
Chapter 24: Ten Things to Watch Out for When Reading Financial Reports ………369
Index ……………………………………………………………..373