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... Profit or Loss , the Cost and the Profit or Loss being given 176 To find the Base , the Percentage and Rate being given To find the Cost , the Selling Price and 163 To find the Rate , the Percentage and Base being given the Rate Per ...
... Profit or Loss , the Cost and the Profit or Loss being given 176 To find the Base , the Percentage and Rate being given To find the Cost , the Selling Price and 163 To find the Rate , the Percentage and Base being given the Rate Per ...
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... Profit and Loss , Com- mission , Brokerage , Insurance , Taxes , Customs or Duties , and Trade Discounts . Second , to those in which time enters as an element ; as , Interest , Bank Dis . count , True Discount , Equation of Accounts ...
... Profit and Loss , Com- mission , Brokerage , Insurance , Taxes , Customs or Duties , and Trade Discounts . Second , to those in which time enters as an element ; as , Interest , Bank Dis . count , True Discount , Equation of Accounts ...
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Oscar F. Williams. PROFIT AND LOSS . 549. Profit and Loss treats of gains or losses in business transactions . 550. If , after deducting all expenses of sale , the net price is greater than the cost , the excess is a Profit or Gain . 551 ...
Oscar F. Williams. PROFIT AND LOSS . 549. Profit and Loss treats of gains or losses in business transactions . 550. If , after deducting all expenses of sale , the net price is greater than the cost , the excess is a Profit or Gain . 551 ...
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... profit of 163 % , the eggs at a profit of 20 % , and lost 5 % on the berries . What was his net gain ? 5. Having paid $ 1640 for a box of furs , and $ 18.50 expressage on the same , I sold 25 % of the stock at a gain of 35 % , 15 % at a ...
... profit of 163 % , the eggs at a profit of 20 % , and lost 5 % on the berries . What was his net gain ? 5. Having paid $ 1640 for a box of furs , and $ 18.50 expressage on the same , I sold 25 % of the stock at a gain of 35 % , 15 % at a ...
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... profit of $ 350 . Find the cost of the farm . 3 . A yacht was sold for $ 1250 less than cost , its owner thereby losing 121 % of the cost . What was the price paid ? 4. By selling a ... Profit or Loss , EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS . 175.
... profit of $ 350 . Find the cost of the farm . 3 . A yacht was sold for $ 1250 less than cost , its owner thereby losing 121 % of the cost . What was the price paid ? 4. By selling a ... Profit or Loss , EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS . 175.
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Page 126 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 105 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 140 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 147 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 129 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 127 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 41 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 194 - The Present Worth of a debt, payable at a future time without interest, is such a sum as, being put at legal interest, will amount to the given debt when it becomes due.
Page 129 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 227 - A contract of two or more competent persons, to place their money, effects, labor and skill, or some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, and to divide the profit and bear the loss in certain proportions.