Office Machines: A Practical Approach - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205118739 ISBN 13: 9780205118731

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Office Machines, Business Machines, Calculating Machines, or Electronic Calculators, or for a low level, brief Business Math course.This relevant, accurate and detail-oriented text shows students how to apply their knowledge to real-life situations on a page-by-page basis. It empowers future office workers with skills and competency as it teaches them how to effectively use a calculator to solve today's business mathematical applications. This text provides a thorough review of the basic mathematics needed for successful completion of an office machines course. It helps students develop speed and accuracy in performing four basic mathematical functions, and offers myriad opportunities for them to apply their knowledge with an extensive number of business mathematical application problems, similar to the ones a typical employee would encounter in the real world.

About this title

From the Publisher

The text is designed to help students learn more than just the "touch" system of ten-key keyboard and electronic calculator calculations. This text develops speed and accuracy in performing four basic mathematical functions, and applies the knowledge and skills to solving business mathematical applications.

From the Back Cover

A perfect preparatory/review for today's office worker, this applications-oriented guide shows how to successfully use a calculator to solve today's business mathematical applications. Loaded with practical business applications, it offers clear-cut explanations, generic operating instructions, practice problems, and self-evaluations, plus a self-contained practice set that lets users gain practical, on-the-job experience as they review and reinforce concepts learned. Offers more business applications than any other text of its kind on the market, including bank statement reconciliation, consumer payment cards, statistical averages, insurance premiums, payroll records, corporate taxation, installment loans, and much more. Provides a level of skill development that meets or exceeds the standards that employers expect in the workplace. Includes an extensive, self-contained practice set ("Woodside Apartments") at the end of the book that allows users to put their knowledge to the test. For business math and accounting professionals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205118739
• ISBN 13: 9780205118731
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3