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" CENTS. Now, as removing the decimal point one place to the left, on the cost of a dozen articles, gives the selling price of a single one with 20 per cent, added to the cost, and, as the cost of any article is 100 per cent., it is obvious that the selling... "
Orton's Lightning Calculator, and Accountant's Assistant: The Shortest ... - Page 42
by Hoy D. Orton - 1866 - 194 pages
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Orton's Lightning Calculator and Accountant's Assistant

Hoy D. Orton - 1871 - 202 pages
...2. When a merchant retails a vest at $4.50 and makes 20%, what did he pay per doz.? Ano. $45. BAPID PROCESS OF MARKING GOODS AT DIFFERENT PER CENTS. Now,...place to the left, on the cost of a dozen articles, give? the selling price of a single one with 20 per cent, added to the cost, and, as the cost of any...
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Henderson & Hamlin's Lightning Calculator: Containing the Shortest, Simplest ...

John Alexander Henderson - 1872 - 64 pages
...the home market, the merchant could not afford to purchase and would look for goods at lower figures. Now, as removing the decimal point one place to the...cent., it is obvious that the selling price would be 20 per cent. more, or 120 per cent; hence, to find 50 per cent. profit, which would make the selling...
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The Canadian Accountant: A Practical System of Book-keeping ...

Samuel G. Beatty - 1877 - 308 pages
...the home market, the merchant could not afford to purchase and would look for gogds at lower figures. Now, as removing the decimal point one place to the...cost of a dozen articles gives the selling price of a singular one with 20 per cent, added to the cost, and, as the cost of any article is 100 per cent ,...
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Howard's California Calculator ...

C. Frusher Howard - 1877 - 104 pages
...answer. Find the interest on $99 for 23 days, at 4 % per annum. 11 x23x<* $.253, Ans. MARKING GOODS. Removing the decimal point one place to the left on the cost of a dozen articles, gives the cost of one article with 20 per cent, added. We remove the point one place to the left, because 12...
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Howard's California calculator and golden rule for equation of payments

C. Frusher Howard - 1878 - 104 pages
...the interest on $99 for 23 days, at 4 % per annum. 11 $0X23X4 • $.253, Ans. s ( 0 90 MARKING GOODS. Removing the decimal point one place to the left on the cost of a dozen articles, gives the cost of one article with 20 per cent, added. We remove the point one place to the left, because 12...
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Howard's Art of Computation and Golden Rule for Equation of Payments for ...

C. Frusher Howard - 1879 - 134 pages
...the product of the excesses in Quotient and Divisor, plus the excess of the remainder. MARKING GOODS. Removing the decimal point one place to the left on the cost of a dozen articles, gives the cost of one article with 20 per cent, added. We remove the point one place to the left, because 12...
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Orton & Sadler's Business Calculator and Accountants Assistant: A ...

Hoy D. Orton, Warren H. Sadler - 1881 - 316 pages
...$4.50 and makes 20%, what did he pay per doz.? Ans. $45 SAPID PBOOE8S OP MARKING GOODS AT DIFFERENT PEE CENTS. Now, as removing the decimal point one place to the left, on the cost of a dozen articles, give? the selling price of a single one with 20 per cent, added to the cost, and, as the cost of any...
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The Universal Assistant, and Complete Mechanic: Containing Over One Million ...

Richard Moore - 1882 - 1024 pages
...retail a pub: of boots that cost $85.00 per doz. to mako 20 rjer cent 1 Ans. $8.50. Now, as removing tho decimal point one place to the left, on the cost of,...cent., it is obvious that the selling price would be 20 per cent, more, or 120 per cent ; hence, to find 50 per. cent, profit which would make the gelling...
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The Grocer's Companion and Merchant's Hand-book: Containing a Comprehensive ...

1883 - 252 pages
...what price should I retail a pair of boots that cost $85 per dozen, to make 20 per cent.? Ans. $8.50. Now, as removing the decimal point one place to the...cent., it is obvious that the selling price would 20 per cent, more, or 120 per cent. ; hence, to find 50 per cent, profit, which would make the selling...
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Howard's Anglo-American Art of Reckoning: The Standard Teacher and Referee ...

C. Frusher Howard - 1884 - 144 pages
...Myriagrams, or Mg. 100 Kilograms =1 Myriagram V = l Quintal = 22.04621+ " " = 220.46212+ " " MARKING GOODS. Removing the decimal point" one place to the left on the cost of a dozen articles, gives the cost of one article with 20 per cent, added. We remove the point one place to the left, because 12...
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