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DSST Business Math Vocab

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1. When several percentages occur in successions.






2. The number to be divided by






3. Indicators of the confidence investors have in a company (the higher the better)






4. The money paid to an employee based on a percentage of their sales






5. Money earned on an investment or paid on a loan






6. The highest number in a group of data






7. The majority of the early payments go toward paying the interest on the loan






8. Provide a specific dividend that is paid before any dividends are paid to common stock holders






9. Used when the each piece of data has more than one component






10. The amount that can actually be eaten - after trimming and cooking






11. A cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced






12. Per annum - yearly






13. You may get a large return or get nothing






14. Discounts offered to encourage customers to pay their bills on time






15. A percentage discount for buyers associated with the products being sold






16. Inside numbers in a ratio.






17. 1 ounce or less per guest






18. Detailed instructions describing the way a particular foodservice operation prepares a particular dish






19. A series of discounts






20. A measure of how many times the value of the inventory is sold in one year.






21. A rate that one currency can be exchanged for another






22. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered






23. Cost of the an item/# of portions it contains.






24. A complete set of individuals - objects or scores being studied






25. Of one hundred






26. The new percent obtained by subtracting the change percent from 100%.






27. The person paying to borrow property for a certain amount of time for payments






28. When an item is discounted or less than the original price






29. Systematic recording of all sales achieved during a predetermined time period






30. The length of time until the debt is zero






31. A person who is tricked or swindled






32. The number you are multipliying by






33. Thousandth






34. Basic unit of volume in the metric system






35. The number by which a dividend is divided






36. Way to measure amount of product shrinkage during cooking/roasting process






37. The interest amount is small - but you are guaranteed to get something






38. The lender






39. A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second






40. Number calculated from population data






41. The original cost of an item






42. Second term in a ratio.






43. Identifies short-term activities to implement strategic plans






44. The edible-portion (EP) quantity of a food item divided by the as-purchased (AP) quantity expressed as a percentage.






45. The info collected from a survey and the figures generated through statistical analysis






46. Sheet that lists all menu items that are going - to be prepared for a given date






47. The symbol - % - used to represent percents. For example - 1 percent would be written 1%.






48. A chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization






49. Two equivalent ratios joined by an equal sign.






50. Money given to someone on condition the person will return the money and interest by a specific date