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DSST Business Math

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1. Sales - cost of goods sold






2. Convert 3 to a percent






3. An electronics store is having a 40 percent off sale. Robert has been saving to purchase a stereo system that was originally priced at $420. If Robert purchases the system during the sale - what will be the cost?






4. A measure of the number of days needed to collect accounts receivable.






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






6. Shortage$ = book$ - physical count$; shortage% = shortage$/NS$






7. 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






8. He availability of your money is called _.






9. BOM $ Stock/ Sales for period






10. Convert .36 to a percent






11. The wholesale cost of goods plus the markup






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






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






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






15. total fixed costs/ selling price-variable cost






16. accounts receivable/ average daily sales






17. $ retail x (100%-markup)






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






19. Convert 80% to a fraction






20. $ Markdown/ $ Net Sales (multiply result by 100 to express as percentage)






21. Convert 14% to a fraction






22. $ Cost x (100 + Mark-up %) / 100






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






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






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






26. What happens when your expenses - etc. are higher than your sales






27. Another way of counting part of a whole?






28. What does percent mean?






29. What happens when your sales are higher than your expenses - etc.






30. 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?






31. A/b + c/b = (a+c)/b






32. Assets - cost of goods sold - expenses






33. A plane flies 980 miles in 1 2/3 hours. How many miles does the plane average per hour






34. Actual retail sales; the retail price at which one tiem is sold is combined with the retail prices of all the items that are sold to become the net sales amount.






35. Net Sales for period/ Avg Stock for period






36. To take advantage of the 6% cash discount - a retailer made a $2 -000 partial payment during the discount period. How much was the retailer credited for the $2 -000 partial payment?






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






38. Convert 41/100 to a percent






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






40. Original retail price - Lower retail price






41. Direct labor - factory overhead - merchandise inventory - packaging - raw material






42. The sum of the cost of doing business - except the cost of goods; they include such items as sales persons' salaries - bags - paper and pencils - and cleaning of carpets...






43. Alignment of the decimals is not important






44. After all discounts have been applied to find net amount due. $100 -25% less trade discount -4% cash discount # + $20 freight!






45. When refunds or retail price reductions are given to customers - these activities reduce the value of this (also known as initial sales). formula: GS = NS + RED; GS$ = NS$ X GS%






46. Planned Sales + Planned Markdowns + Planned EOM - Planned BOM






47. Convert 65% to a decimal






48. 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%






49. Commissions - fees for service - merchandise sales - rental income - royalties






50. Convert .62 to a percent