HP F2219AA#ABA HP 20b Business Consultant Financial Calculator Manual - Page 54

Percent Calculation Examples, Table 8-1

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Business Problems Note: for business problems, margin is based on price; markup is based on cost. The examples below are shown with RPN as the active operating mode. Percent Calculation Examples See Tables 8-1 through 8-4 for examples of calculations in the %calc menu. 1. Find the markup on an item if the cost price is $15.00 and the selling price is $22.00. See Table 8-1. Table 8-1 Markup Example Keys :# Display Description Opens the %calc menu. I Opens the Mkup.%C sub-menu. 15I Inputs 15 for Cost.

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Business Problems
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Note: for business problems, margin is based on price; markup is based on cost. The examples below are shown with RPN as
the active operating mode.
Percent Calculation Examples
See Tables 8-1 through 8-4 for examples of calculations in the %calc menu.
1.
Find the markup on an item if the cost price is $15.00 and the selling price is $22.00. See Table 8-1.
Table 8-1
Markup Example
Keys
Display
Description
:#
Opens the %calc menu
.
I
Opens the
Mkup.%C
sub-menu.
15I
Inputs
15
for
Cost
.
<22I
Inputs
22
for
Price
.
<=
Calculates the value of
Mkup.%C
for the given data.
2.
Find the percent change between 20 and 35 with no compounding.
Table 8-2
Percent Change Example
Keys
Display
Description
:#
Opens the %calc menu
.
<<<
Scrolls to
%Change
.
I
Opens the
%Change
sub-menu.
20I
Inputs
20
for
Old
.
<35I
Inputs
35
for
New
.
<=
Calculates the current value of
%Change
for the given
data.