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DSST Business Math

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The cost of moving from the vendor's warehouse (loading dock) to the retail warehouse or store (loading dock) - may also include insurance to cover the merchandise while in transit






2. 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






3. The average car will lose _% of its value in the first 4 years.






4. Capital stock - owner's equity (owner's funds invested in the business)






5. Convert 1.25 to a percent






6. Outside numbers in a ratio.






7. Convert 56% to a decimal






8. He availability of your money is called _.






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






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






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






12. Turning assets into cash.






13. Accounts receivable - buildings - cash - copyrights - equiptment - furniture and fixtures - land - tomor vehicles






14. $ retail x (100%-markup)






15. Liabilities - capital - income






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






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






18. Convert 70/100 to a percent






19. Start with list price - List price: $6400 x 25% - x 10% - x10% % - Taken one after another(subtract)






20. Gross Margin/ Average Inventory Cost






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






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






23. (1+R)=(1+r)^n Where: R=the effective annual rate r=the period rate n=the number of periods






24. Convert 50% to a fraction






25. 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)






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






27. The recommended house payment should be no more than _% of your monthly take-home pay.






28. BOM $ Stock/ Sales for period






29. The average person will have _ jobs in their lifetime.






30. Convert .4 to a percent






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






32. Accounts payable - bonds - notes payable (bank loans) - provisions for pensions






33. Another way of counting part of a whole?






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






35. When slaes plans are overestimated and the stock purchases result in a stockpiled inventory






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






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






38. Inside numbers in a ratio.






39. Convert 65% to a decimal






40. current assets/ current liabilities






41. Net Sales / Average Retail Value of Inventory






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






43. Convert .62 to a percent






44. Advertising - bad debt expense - conributions and donations - depreciation - educational expense - insurance - interest expense - licenses - office supplies - postage - rent - repairs - salaries and wages - supplies - taxes - travel and transportatio






45. S=X+nrX Where: X=the original sum invested r=the interest rate (as a proportion - e.g. 0.05=5%) n=the number of periods S=the sum invested after n periods (capital + interest) - e.g. invest $1000 @ 10% simple interest for 5 years = 1000+(50.101000)






46. 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?






47. 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%






48. Convert 41/100 to a percent






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






50. Date of invoice - the cash discount terms will have no dating within the discount statement; ex: 4/10 - n/30