Business Computations
powerOne™ Personal
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Old
: the old value.
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New
: the new value.
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Change%
: the percentage
changed per period. For example,
an 8.125% change would be
entered as “8.125”. A positive
value represents an increase while
a negative one represents a decrease.
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Periods
: the number of periods.
Percent change set to one period and markup as a percentage of cost
are identical computations.
Profit Margin
This template performs profit margin computations:
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Cost
: the cost to manufacture or
purchase.
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Price
: the selling or resale price.
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Margin%
: the gross profit
margin expressed as a percentage.
For example, an 8.125% change
would be entered as “8.125”. A
positive value represents an increase while a negative one
represents a decrease.
Profit margin and markup as a percentage of price are identical.
Sales Tax
This template performs sales tax computations:
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Before Tax
: before tax amount.
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Tax Rate%
: tax rate expressed as a percentage. For example, a
6% tax rate would be entered as “6”.