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                              Or  with your hand calculator     50.65 x 7.5 = $379.875  Rounded to $379.88

                              To determine the total amount for commodities that are bought and sold by the thousand
                              (M), divide the quantity by 1,000 and multiply by the price per M.

                              Example B:       Calculate the total cost of 5,000 printed forms at $8.24 per M.

                              Solution:       5.00    (5,000 ÷ 1,000)
                                           x $8.24    (price per M)
                                              2000
                                             1000
                                            4000
                                          $41.2000  =  $41.20 (Total Cost)

                              Or with your hand held calculator  5  x  8.24  =  41.2      $41.20

                              To determine the total amount for commodities that are bought and sold by the ton (T),
                              divide the quantity by 2,000 and multiply by the price per T.

                              Example C:     Determine the total cost of 17,472 pounds of Oranges at $112 per T.

                              Solution:      First convert the pounds of oranges to Tons.
                                             17,472  pounds  ÷ 2000 pounds / Ton  =  8.736 Tons
                                             Next multiply the Tonnage by the Price per Ton (T)
                                             8.736 Tons x $112  =  $978.432
                                             apply the rounding rule and arrive at $978.43

                              Remember when dealing with the amounts of money the answers are rounded by the
                              rounding rules to the nearest hundredth, which is cents ( ¢ ).

                              Example D:       Round the following numbers to the nearest cent.

                              Solution:        $8.4656 = $8.47     $8.4647 = $8.46

                                When dealing with money amounts the rounding applied to the final amount per the
           Economy of Scale: a
           reduction in the cost of   rounding rules in Figure 3.5. You are always rounding to the nearest cent.
           producing something   When calculating  the selling price per item, the rounding rule is adjusted because the
           (such as a car or a unit   number of items affect the price per unit.  For example presume that you are purchasing
           of electricity) brought   one dozen items at $3.47 per dozen but are given a price break (lower price) when you
           about especially by   purchase by the gross (12 dozen or 144 each), which gives you an economy of scale for
           producing or selling   purchasing more than one unit.  Presume that purchasing by the gross (12 dozen) the price
           goods in large quantities.   is $37.48. The price per unit drops to $3.123, saving the buyer approximately 35¢ per unit.
           The ability to purchase
           large amounts of
           materials reduces the         No discount
           cost per unit. Typically, a   1 unit costs $3.47                       This three dot
           company that achieves         12 units cost $41.64 without discount.   triangle symbol means
           economies of scale                                                     “Therefore” and is a
           lowers the average cost       With discount   (an economy of scale)    logic statement; such as
           per unit through                                                       A = B and B = C,
           increased production          12 units cost $37.48
           since fixed costs are         1 unit costs ($37.48  ÷  12  =) $3.12   Therefore (  )
           shared over an                                                         A = C.
           increased number of
           goods.             CHECKING ACCOUNTS

                                  Those who deposit funds  in checking  accounts are called  depositors.  The depositors
                              have the right to write checks against their accounts ordering the financial institution to
                              make specific payments. The depositor who writes (draws) the check against his or her
                              account is the drawer. Refer to figure 3.7; The bank that is ordered to make payment is the
                              drawee. The person or company to whose order the certain sum of money is payable is the
                              payee.
                                 Funds being deposited are usually accompanied by a printed form called a deposit slip.

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