Business Mathematics: A Collegiate Approach

This classic, comprehensive introduction to business math takes extreme care to present each topic in a clear and logical manner — with detailed explanations of all steps and concise discussions describing the business applications of each topic. Using this dual approach, it not only sharpens mathematical skills but simultaneously provides an introduction to accounting, finance, insurance, statistics, taxation, and other math-related subjects, as well as consumer concerns, such as bank reconciliations, discounts, markups and markdowns, installment purchases, simple and compound interest.

Widely hailed for its focus on students' needs, this classic, comprehensive introduction to business math takes extreme care to present each topic in a clear and logical manner -- with detailed explanations of all steps and concise discussions describing the business applications of each topic. Using this dual approach, it not only sharpens the mathematical skills of students preparing to enter business employment, but simultaneously provides an introduction to accounting, finance, insurance, statistics, taxation, and other math-related subjects, as well as consumer concerns, such as bank reconciliations, discounts, markups and markdowns, installment purchases, simple and compound interest.