Unlock practical arithmetic for business and everyday finance.
This classic handbook shows how to apply simple equations to coins, interest, annuities, life assurance, and general commerce, making calculations faster and more reliable for accountants, merchants, and informed students.
This edition gathers decimal methods, present values, annuities, and proofs of how to use tables for real-world problems. It emphasizes a single, versatile approach to solve a wide range of commercial questions, with examples drawn from life assurance, mortgages, loans, and rate calculations.
- Clear guidance on decimals, interest, discounts, and present value calculations
- Practical formulas for annuities, perpetuities, and reversions
- Tables and worked examples that streamline complex arithmetic
- Illustrative methods for joint lives, endowments, and life contingencies
Ideal for readers who want hands-on techniques to simplify everyday financial math and to understand the math behind insurance and investments.