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DSST Business Math Vocab
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dsst
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business-skills
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business-math
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The number to be divided by
Meter
dividend
Compounded
term
2. The length of the loan
Consequent
Liquidity of Assets
chain discounts
term
3. A way of expressing a change from an original amount to a new amount without using a percentage sign.
shares
perpetual inventory
percentage points
sample
4. Will not decay or rot
what are the three items that may have to be subracted from the gross return figure when calculating net return
price earnings ratios
dividend
nonperishable
5. Scaling factor based on yield
Inventory Turnover
desired yield
Dividend
nonperishable
6. The total of units multiplied by the price
overtime
price earnings ratios
peak hours
extention
7. Interest calculated on the principle
peak hours
Net Price
simple interest
Meter
8. The final figures
dividend
bottom line figures
Gram
assets
9. The number by which a dividend is divided
Divisor
forecasting
identify the four helpful calculating tools
Borrow
10. When two ratios are equal
percent sign
amortization period
mortgagee
proportion
11. A measure of how many times the value of the inventory is sold in one year.
Inventory Turnover
Liter
Cone Volume
Base
12. Detailed instructions describing the way a particular foodservice operation prepares a particular dish
perishable
chain discounts
standardized recipe
parameter
13. A chart that shows the balance of the mortgage after each amortization period
mode
Cost control
amortization schedule
compounded sem-annually
14. Allows you to buy merchandise from a supplier and pay at a later - specified date.
edible portion (EP) amount
Trade Credit
purchase specification
bottom line figures
15. The unexpected variablility of returns
risk
production sheet
desired yield
per diem
16. Outside numbers in a ratio.
multiplicand
Extremes
Milli-
Fixed cost
17. The edible-portion (EP) quantity of a food item divided by the as-purchased (AP) quantity expressed as a percentage.
yield percentage
amortization schedule
fixed costs
List Price
18. The amount of money borrowed is less than 75% of the purchase price
Average Daily Sales
Antecedent
multiplier
conventional mortgage
19. The national average cost of a drug product to a pharmacy; however - in practice this simply 'benchmark' price set by manufacturers.
stores
forecasting
standard portion size
average wholesale price AWP
20. To not spend
desired yield
mode
multiplier
save
21. A comparison of two numbers
ratio
bonds
residual value
Ratio Analysis
22. The new percent obtained by subtracting the change percent from 100%.
capital cost allowance
variable cost
multiplier
Complement
23. 3am or 4am when most people are in a deep sleep.
Kilo-
cooking loss test
peak hours
stores
24.
Cube Volume
operational plan
degree celsius
what are the two main types of shares
25. Loans to companies or goverments (no voting rights)
preference shares
bonds
lease
foreclosure
26. Share of the profits of a company
p.a.
Trade Discount
Milli-
dividend
27. The lowest number in a group of data
minimum
popularity index
mortgagor
statistic
28. Indicators of the confidence investors have in a company (the higher the better)
price earnings ratios
sales history
capital cost allowance
semi variable cost
29. A bill
forecasting
part
Average Daily Sales
invoice
30. The money paid to an employee based on a percentage of their sales
Denominator
sales commission
average wholesale price AWP
numerator
31. Security for a loan
medium risk investment
collateral
mode
net capitalized cost
32. The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
multiplier
Meter
compounded sem-annually
residual value
33. A cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced
variable cost
Average Daily Sales
employee turnover
invoice
34. More than one frequently occuring value in a group of data
Extremes
degree celsius
forecasting
multi modal
35. Simple and compound
what are the two types of interest
ratio
overtime
percent
36. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
compounded annually
Subtotal
Gram
income statement
37. Costs that remain constant
dividend
variable
fixed costs
population
38. Cost of the an item/# of portions it contains.
desired yield
standard portion cost
mortgage
median
39. The highest number in a group of data
special discounts
Divisor
net capitalized cost
maximum
40. N. items or materials needed for something such as a business - expedition - or vessel
multi modal
foreign currency exchange
Proportion
stores
41. A contract giving someone the right to use something for a certain length of time
lease
compounded quarterly
identify the four helpful calculating tools
ratio
42. # of servings of an item / total number of servings of all items in that category each day
Break Even Point Formula
low risk investment
fractions
popularity index
43. Basic unit of volume in the metric system
Ratio
Liter
compounded monthly
sales history
44. Per day
cash flow
sales history
Liter
per diem
45. Cash or assets that can quickly be converted into cash.
multiplier
Current Assets
Lowest common denominator
standard portion size
46. Used when the each piece of data has more than one component
high risk investment
variable costs
weighted average
front-loaded
47. V = e 3
Cube Volume
save
average wholesale price AWP
Inventory Turnover
48. A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
foreign currency exchange
Metric system
what are the two types of interest
complete enumeration survey
49. The number you are multipliying by
mortgage
multiplier
on sale
purchase specification
50. The score that falls in the middle
cross-footing
collateral
what are the two main types of shares
median