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DSST Business Math

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1. The difference between the retail price and the cost of goods sold; it includes operating expenses - retail reductions - and profit






2. Convert .62 to a percent






3. $ RETAIL X (100 - GM %) / 100






4. Units Sold/ (Units Sold + On Hand Inventory)






5. Convert 41/100 to a percent






6. IRR=1 + [(NPV1/NPV1-NPV2)(2-1)]% Where: 1=one interest rate 2=the other NPV1=the NPV at rate 1 NPV2=the NPV at rate 2 (NPV = Net Present Value)






7. Cash or assets that can quickly be converted into cash.






8. The point at which you stop losing money.






9. (TY-LY)/ LY or (Plan-Actual)/






10. A team won 16 games and lost 9 games. What percent of games did the team lose?






11. End of month; dating starts with the end of the month and the invoice is to be paid within the specified number of days after the end of the month in which goods are invoiced; ex: 8/10 EOM - n/90






12. After 4 years - $5 -000 will grow to how much if it earns 10% interest?






13. Convert 70/100 to a percent






14. Receipt of goods; the cash discount period and net period begin with the date of receipt of goods; ex: 8/10 ROG - n/30






15. Amount decrease (Original - New) / Original amount = decimal= convert to %






16. total fixed costs/ selling price-variable cost






17. Convert 14% to a fraction






18. A fraction in which the denominator is equal to or less than the numerator is a(an) ______________ fraction.






19. A count of every item on the floor - in stock rooms - warehouse - etc. to determine whether shortages or overages are occuring






20. You should never take out more than a _ year mortgage.






21. Rose borrowed money to buy a ring priced at $420. When she repaid the loan at the end of 3 months - the interest charge was $31.50. What was the rate of interest?






22. Use compliments - Step 1 Find compliments 25% = 100-25%= 75% - 10%= 90% - 10%=90% Step 2 Multiple Compliments 75%x90%x90% .75x.90x.90= .6075 Step 3 Convert to Percentage .6075= 60.75% Step 4 Compliment it 100%-60.75%= 39.35%






23. ($ Retail x 100 / COST) - 100






24. cost of an item expressed per unit of measure or count.






25. Convert 50% to a fraction






26. Loss of items due to damaged goods - stealing - etc.






27. Convert .36 to a percent






28. Inside numbers in a ratio.






29. What does percent mean?






30. S=X(1+r1)^y(1+r






31. A/b - c/b = a-c/b






32. Liabilities - capital - income






33. $ retail x (100%-markup)






34. Formula: GM = NS - COG; GM$ = NS$ X GM%






35. The wholesale cost of goods plus the markup






36. Beginning inventory + Purchases - Ending inventory






37. Multiply the number by 1+the increase proportion - e.g. 16(1+0.25) = 161.25 = 20 - 20 is a 25% increase over 16






38. The average car payment is $_ per month for _ months.






39. Convert 3 to a percent






40. Total Net Sales / Total Number of Transactions






41. Gross margin dollars/Net sales dollars (multiply by 100 to express as percentage) or (Selling price - cost) x 100 / Selling price






42. A form of closed-end credit used for purchasing durable goods such as cars






43. He availability of your money is called _.






44. Divide the result by 1+the increase proportion eg) X=16/(1+0.25) = 12.8 - 16 is a 25% increase over 12.8






45. Multiply the number by 1-the decrease proportion - e.g. 16(1-0.25) = 160.75 = 12 - 12 is a 25% decrease of 16






46. Convert 80% to a fraction






47. Turning assets into cash.






48. A formal document that is used for a variety of functions within a retail business; it provides a big picture look at the succinct expression of the sales - markup - and profit for a business






49. Convert 1/4 to a percent






50. The value of the inventory as kept in the handwritten ledgers or computer system; formula: book$ = merchandise available$ - NS$ - (MD$ + ED$)