
Practical Merchandising Math
Leo Gafney(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-471-14518-9 (ISBN)
Description
It's easier than you think to perform every retail math calculationquickly, accurately, and with confidence
Mathematics is an essential tool for determining every financialarrangement important to a retail business. Whether you're buyingmerchandise, figuring business expenses, pricing merchandise, orrecording transactions, a solid working knowledge of practicalcalculating procedures is indispensable. But don't worry, we're nottalking algebra, trigonometry, or calculus--just simple arithmeticyou can perform using a calculator.
Practical Merchandising Math helps you teach yourself all the mathyou need to succeed in the retail industry. You'll learn tocalculate markon, markup, and markdown; plan net sales, purchases,and stock turnover; and determine expenses and gross margin. You'llalso learn the meanings of important terms and discover how thefour retail areas where math is required--buying, selling,expenses, and record-keeping--are interrelated. This easy-to-useguide
* Covers all financial considerations relevant to costing andpricing merchandise
* Includes sample calculations with solutions
* Features handy, quick-reference charts for standard markonpercentages
* Presents material in short sections followed by self-checkpractice exercises
Don't let math phobia become a roadblock on your way to retailsuccess. Develop the skills you need, quickly and easily, with thehelp of Practical Merchandising Math.
Mathematics is an essential tool for determining every financialarrangement important to a retail business. Whether you're buyingmerchandise, figuring business expenses, pricing merchandise, orrecording transactions, a solid working knowledge of practicalcalculating procedures is indispensable. But don't worry, we're nottalking algebra, trigonometry, or calculus--just simple arithmeticyou can perform using a calculator.
Practical Merchandising Math helps you teach yourself all the mathyou need to succeed in the retail industry. You'll learn tocalculate markon, markup, and markdown; plan net sales, purchases,and stock turnover; and determine expenses and gross margin. You'llalso learn the meanings of important terms and discover how thefour retail areas where math is required--buying, selling,expenses, and record-keeping--are interrelated. This easy-to-useguide
* Covers all financial considerations relevant to costing andpricing merchandise
* Includes sample calculations with solutions
* Features handy, quick-reference charts for standard markonpercentages
* Presents material in short sections followed by self-checkpractice exercises
Don't let math phobia become a roadblock on your way to retailsuccess. Develop the skills you need, quickly and easily, with thehelp of Practical Merchandising Math.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-14518-9 (9780471145189)
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LEO GAFNEY is a former high school math teacher who has written math self-teaching guides and textbooks for business people, college students, and for secondary and elementary school programs. He was an editor and editorial director for math books at McGraw-Hill Book Company for 11 years, and was responsible for school mathematics, business math, and accounting texts.
Content
Partial table of contents:
PURCHASING AND PRICING.
Transportation Terms and Charges.
Terms and Dating.
Markon Based on Selling Price.
Markon Based on Cost Price.
Average Markon.
COMPUTING AND COVERING EXPENSES.
Gross Margin.
Expenses.
Initial Markon.
Cumulative Markon.
Markdown.
Stock Turnover.
SELLING.
The Merchandise Plan.
Planning Sales.
Planning Stocks.
Planning Purchases: Open-to-Buy.
The Selling Cost Percent.
RECORD KEEPING.
Inventory Valuation.
Comparing Departments.
The Income Statement.
Appendix.
Index.
PURCHASING AND PRICING.
Transportation Terms and Charges.
Terms and Dating.
Markon Based on Selling Price.
Markon Based on Cost Price.
Average Markon.
COMPUTING AND COVERING EXPENSES.
Gross Margin.
Expenses.
Initial Markon.
Cumulative Markon.
Markdown.
Stock Turnover.
SELLING.
The Merchandise Plan.
Planning Sales.
Planning Stocks.
Planning Purchases: Open-to-Buy.
The Selling Cost Percent.
RECORD KEEPING.
Inventory Valuation.
Comparing Departments.
The Income Statement.
Appendix.
Index.