(45
hours of instruction) In this course, you'll gain math skills you can
apply to the business world and to managing personal finances. We'll
cover basic math including solving equations involving whole numbers,
fractions, percents, and decimals. You'll learn to interpret various
charts and graphs used in statistical measurement and how to calculate
key statistical functions including mean, mode, median, range, and
standard deviation.
We'll discuss and evaluate various types of
personal investments including checking accounts, life insurance, and
mortgages. We'll determine basis, ROI, and effective rates for each
investment. You'll learn how to calculate inventory valuations
including FIFO, LIFO, Average Cost, and LCM (Lower-of-cost-or-Market),
how to calculate inventory turnover rates, and how to determine sale
pricing. You'll find out how to compare and contrast the different pay
periods and calculate gross pay, commissions, net pay, and federal
taxes. Finally, we'll analyze key financial reports.
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This course includes all required textbooks and access to expert instructors who can be reached by phone or e-mail.
Course Schedule:
Week 1:
Day 1: Class Orientation; Whole Numbers; Basic Operations
Required Discussion Area Posting—Business Equation
Day 2: Fractions and Decimals
Required Reading—Chapters 1-3
Day 3: Word Problems
Self-Quiz
Week 2:
Day 1: Equations; Order of Operations
Required Reading—Chapter 5
Day 2: Percents
Day 3: Using Percents in Business Problems
Required Reading—Pages 173-201
Self-Quiz
Week 3:
Day 1: Charts and Graphs
Required Reading—Pages 737-753
Day 2: Statistics
Required Reading—Pages 757-760
Day 3: Frequency Distribution and Histograms
Self-Quiz
Week 4:
Day 1: Simple Interest
Required Reading—Pages 323-329
Day 2: Interest Problems
Required Reading—Pages 331-340
Day 3: Promissory Notes
Required Reading—Pages 340-350
Self-Quiz
Week 5:
Day 1: Compound Interest; Time Value of Money
Required Reading—Pages 356-364
Day 2: Annual Percent Value and Present Value
Required Reading—Pages 366-377
Day 3: Annuity Problems
Self-Quiz
Week 6:
Day 1: Checking Accounts and Credit Unions
Required Reading—Chapter 4
Required Discussion Area Posting—Checking Accounts
Day 2: Credit Cards
Required Reading—Chapter 13
Day 3: Income Taxes
Required Reading—Pages 629-646
Self-Quiz
Week 7:
Day 1: Mortgages
Required Reading—Pages 467-476
Required Discussion Area Posting—Mortgages
Day 2: Loans
Required Reading—Pages 477-488
Day 3: Property Insurance and Property Tax
Required Reading—Pages 623-629 and 669-675
Self-Quiz
Week 8:
Day 1: Stocks
Required Reading—Pages 695-704
Required Discussion Area Posting—Stock Information
Day 2: Bonds
Required Reading—Pages 707-715
Day 3: Mutual Funds
Required Reading—Pages 715-717
Self-Quiz
Week 9:
Day 1: Annuities
Required Reading—Pages 388-400
Required Discussion Area Posting—Annuity Research
Day 2: Sinking Funds
Required Reading—Pages 403-414
Day 3: Life Insurance
Required Reading—Pages 659-666
Self-Quiz
Exam 1
Week 10:
Day 1: Payroll Forms
Required Reading—Pages 279-298
Day 2: Payroll; Deductions
Day 3: Payroll Taxes; Fringe Benefits
Required Reading—Pages 299-306
Self-Quiz
Week 11:
Day 1: Invoices
Required Reading—Pages 204-210
Day 2: Trade Discounts
Required Reading—Pages 211-223
Day 3: Discounts
Required Reading—Pages 224-231
Self-Quiz
Week 12:
Day 1: Markups
Required Reading—Pages 246-259
Day 2: Markdowns
Required Reading—Pages 260-271
Day 3: Sales Tax
Required Reading—Pages 617-623
Self-Quiz
Week 13:
Day 1: Inventory
Required Reading—Pages 551-556
Day 2: Inventory Estimation
Required Reading—Pages 562-567
Day 3: Target Inventory
Required Reading—Pages 567-578
Self-Quiz
Week 14:
Day 1: Depreciation
Required Reading—Pages 586-590
Required Discussion Area Posting—Depreciation
Day 2: More Depreciation Methods
Required Reading—Pages 590-597
Day 3: MACRS; Depreciation and Taxes
Required Reading—Pages 597-608
Self-Quiz
Week 15:
Day 1: Balance Sheet
Required Reading—Pages 498-510 and 532-533
Day 2: Evaluation Ratios
Required Reading—Pages 521-527 and 535-536
Self-Quiz
Exam 2
Final Examination
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Requirements:
Microsoft Windows Vista or XP, Microsoft Office 2007 (Home and Student Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, e-mail, Macromedia Flash Player, Macromedia Shockwave Player, Apple Quicktime, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
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