Contemporary Business Mathematics with Canadian Applications, 13th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (6 March 2024) © 2025

  • S A. Hummelbrunner Peel Sheridan Dufferin Educational Credit Union , Kwantlen University College
  • Kelly Halliday Georgian College
  • Ali R. Hassanlou Kwantlen Polytechnic University
5-year accessISBN-13: 9780135976074 | Published 2026Expires: 06 Aug 2031

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Contemporary Business Mathematics with Canadian Applicationsis a teaching text using problem-identification and problem-solving approaches. The systematic and sequential development of the material is illustrated by examples that show a step-by-step approach to solving the problem. The detailed solutions are presented in a visually clear and colorful layout that allows learners to monitor their own progress in the classroom or in independent study.

Table of contents

  1. Review of Arithmetic
  2. Review of Basic Algebra
  3. Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
  4. Linear Systems
  5. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even
  6. Trade Discounts, Cash Discounts, Markup, and Markdown
  7. Simple Interest
  8. Simple Interest Applications
  9. Compound Interest–Future Value and Present Value
  10. Compound Interest–Further Topics
  11. Ordinary Simple Annuities
  12. Ordinary General Annuities
  13. Annuities Due, Deferred Annuities, and Perpetuities
  14. Amortization of Loans and Residential Mortgages
  15. Bond Valuation and Sinking Funds
  16. Investment Decision Applications

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