Suggestive Lessons in Numbering, Arranged for Individual Work (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...to the store, and her rank. (Arrange these according to rank.) 7. The store feels that an employe should not cost more than 5%. Find how much the store could afford to pay per week for these average net sales: (a) $269.35, (b) $612.42, (c) $487.25, (d) $529.68, (e) $716.29, (f) $327.98, (g) $402.19, (h) $436.78. 8. (a) What is the average of the percentages of cost that you have found in the above problems? (b) How much more or less is it than 5%? (c) Is it too high or too low 9. Miss Jordan's sales for Wednesday were $79.63; Thursday, $85.62; Friday, $49.95; Saturday, $57.86; Monday, $89.47; Tuesday, $63.27. On Saturday she had $14.93 worth of merchandise returned which was charged against her. (a) What was the sum of her gross sales? (b) The amount of her net sales? (c) If her salary is $19 and she receives a bonus of 2%%, how much does she cost the store? 10. Miss King's sales for Wednesday were $52.16; Thursday, $69.83; Friday, $48.96; Saturday, $71.68; Monday, $87.94; Tuesday, $43.87. This returned merchandise was charged to her: Monday, $24.75; Friday, $9.15; Saturday, $7.65. (a) What are her gross sales? (b) What are her net sales? (c) If her salary is $18 and her bonus 1%%, how much does she cost the store? (d) If these sales were regarded as average, how much could the store afford to pay her? Find the average of columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. LESSON XXI. 1. No firm nor employer can afford to keep an employe who does not "produce" enough business to pay for letting him have a part in it. (a) How does a clerk "produce" business? (b) How does an advertising man "produce" business? (c) How can a farmer determine whether or not his helpers are paying for themselves? (d) Would it be more or less difficult...