Contemporary business mathematics for colleges /
James E. Deitz, James L. Southam.
- Sixteenth edition. International edition.
- Australia ; Mason, OH : South-Western/ Cengage Learning, c2013. :
- xv, 528 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
Part 1 Fundamental applications -- Fractions -- Decimals -- Word problems and equations -- International systems of units (SI): the metric system -- Part 2 Percentage applications -- Percents -- Commissions -- Discounts -- Markup -- Part 3 Accounting applications -- Banking -- Payroll records -- Taxes -- Insurance -- Part 4 Interest applications -- Simple interest -- Installment purchases -- Promissory notes and discounting -- Compound interest -- Part 5 Business applications -- Inventory and turnover -- Depreciation -- Financial statements -- International business -- Part 6 Corporate and special applications -- Corporate stocks -- Corporate and government bonds -- Annuities -- Business statistics -- Appendix A Answers to odd-numbered problems -- Appendix B Answers to self-check review problems -- Appendix C Fundamental concepts.