Percentage Calculations In Business - HP 17BIIPLUS Owner's Manual

Percentage Calculations
in Business
The business percentages (BUS) menu is used to solve four types of
problems. Each type of problem has its own menu.
FIN
%CHG %TOTL
Table 3-1. The Business Percentages (BUS) Menus
Menu
Percent change The difference between two numbers (OLD and
( J ) NEW), expressed as a percentage (%CH) of
OLD.
Percent of total The portion that one number (PART) is of another
( K ) (TOTAL), expressed as a percentage (%T).
Markup on cost The difference between price (PRICE) and cost
( ( ) (COST), expressed as a percentage of the cost
(M%C).
Markup on price The difference between price (PRICE) and cost
( L ) (COST), expressed as a percentage of the price
(M%P).
BUS SUM TIME
MU%C MU%P
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