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Covering the basic concepts of business mathematics more thoroughly than other books on the market, "Business Mathematics" stresses not only the mathematical concepts but also the business applications of those concepts, enabling readers to relate the material to their business needs. More complete explanations involve readers and aid in understanding the concepts and processes used in successful problem-solving for business. This comprehensive, readable book covers basic mathematics for business (a review which includes “ Percentage Applications” ); fundamentals for doing business (such as employee payroll, and buying and selling goods); banking and finance in business (reviews the use of checking accounts and how to maintain them, various methods of calculating interest, installment buying, and mortgages); record keeping and analysis (calculating depreciation, keeping accurate inventory and overhead records, taxes, maintaining adequate insurance coverage, and buying and selling corporate securities); and business tools (uses of statistics, reading and designing graphs, and a consideration of the world's moneys, including the Euro). For accountants, small business owners, and corporate employees needing an excellent reference guide for business math.

In 1700, most composers were employees of noble courts or the church. But by the nineteenth century, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Verdi, and many others functioned as freelance artists teaching, performing, and selling their compositions in the private marketplace. While some believe that Mozart's career marks a clean break between these two periods, this new book tells the story of a more complex and interesting transition. F. M. Scherer first examines the political, intellectual, and economic roots of the shift from patronage to a freelance market. He describes the eighteenth-century cultural "arms race" among noble courts, the spread of private concert halls and opera houses, the increasing attendance of middle-class music lovers, and the founding of conservatories. He analyzes changing trends in how composers acquired their skills and earned their livings, examining such impacts as demographic developments and new modes of transportation. The book offers insight into the diversity of composers' economic aspirations, the strategies through which they pursued success, the burgeoning music publishing industry, and the emergence of copyright protection, Scherer concludes by drawing some parallels to the economic state of music composition in our own times. Written by a leading economist with an unusually broad knowledge of music, this fascinating account is directed toward individuals intrigued by the world of classical composers as well as those interested in economic history or the role of money in art.