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DSST Business Math Vocab 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An item of data that has a different value at different times






2. Share of the profits of a company






3. Algebraic - arithmetic






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






5. used when the each piece of data has more than one component






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






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






8. Costs that fluctuate






9. The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set of data






10. Property other than real estate (often called a chattel mortgage)






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






12. Amount of money coming in and going out of your business monthly






13. A comparison of two numbers






14. The number to be divided by






15. A portion of the population being studied






16. When two ratios are equal






17. A bill






18. A number calculated from sample data






19. Interest is paid twelve times a year






20. An item of data the stays the same






21. The process of repossessing and selling the real or personal property when the borrower has defaulted






22. Parts of a whole number






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






24. Interest is paid once a year






25. loans to companies or goverments (no voting rights)






26. Deciding if its worth the risk






27. The owner of the property






28. The amount the property is worth at the end of the lease






29. The depreciation of an asset as an expense






30. A decimal figure when x by 2400 gives an approximate annual interest rate






31. Paid dividends after the preference shares have been paid






32. The length of the loan






33. The number you are multipliying by






34. Commission fee - inflation rate - capital gains tax






35. Adding columns of figures horizontally and vertically to check that the totals agree






36. electronic - portable (pocket) - computer - spreadsheets






37. Costs that remain constant






38. you may get a large return or get nothing






39. The lender






40. Investing in a well-established company






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






42. Number calculated from population data






43. Interest is paid 365 times a year






44. Interest calculated on the principal plus any accumulated interest






45. Preference and common






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






47. The most frequently occuring value in a group of data






48. The highest number in a group of data






49. Interest is paid four times a year






50. More than one frequently occuring value in a group of data