Math for Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach - Softcover

Moore, Evelyn C.

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9780132687232: Math for Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach

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ISBN 10: 0132687232 ISBN 13: 9780132687232

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1997

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This book provides a practical application of the skills necessary in a merchandising career. Beginning with number fundamentals, it moves into the skills needed to communicate words into calculators or computers as a means of translating business needs into mathematical answers.Merchandising Math parallels a merchandising career by presenting math in the same sequence as they would be encountered in business. Beginning with the functions of a sales associate (calculating percentage of sales), it progresses to writing orders, calculating markup, analyzing plans, profit and loss statements, and cost sheet development for corporate product development. It provides practical experience with math skills relevant to retail merchandising through charts and templates (T-charts for markup, templates for a six month plan, and profit/loss templates).

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About the Author:

EVELYN C. MOORE

A graduate of Youngstown State University with a degree in business administration, Evelyn worked her way through the ranks as a sales associate, clerical, assistant buyer, and buyer at Ohio's Strouss Department Store, a division of the May Company. In that experience, she found the opportunity to participate in the May Company Executive Training Program. The classes, designed and presented by seasoned store leaders, were jammed with practical first-hand knowledge and made Evelyn realize that her first love was training and development.

Learning directly from the pros also made her realize the wide gap between college courses based on definitions and theory―versus the needed on-the-job skills. With the desire to bridge the gap, Evelyn returned to school and earned teaching certificates for grades K-12, secondary, and adult education programs. Upon entering the teaching arena, she found there were many other students who once, like her, asked, "OK, what do I do first? How do I start? What advice do you have?" This need led Evelyn to find ways to make learning easier...to show students how to by giving them step-by-step tools that are practical and relevant for the merchandising industry.

In fact, Evelyn has never stopped learning from the industry pros. This text is unique because it has been driven by industry colleagues who have critiqued the content and offered advice as it applies to the demands of the industry today and into the future. Together they shared the same goal―to provide a foundation that will help aspiring businessmen and women develop the indispensable decision-making skills essential to understanding the important merchandising concepts and measurements of performance.

Currently Evelyn is a specialized research consultant, as well as an adjunct instructor at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami Beach and a certified online facilitator. Formerly an instructor in the fashion program at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (1987-1999) and earlier with Bauder College, a division of NEC, Evelyn also coauthored Apparel Product Development, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Copyright � 1998, 2001.

Evelyn is a 1996 and 1998 honoree in Who's Who in America's Teachers and a 1999 nominee for the National Achievement Awards as Distinguished Member of the Year by the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with husband, Jesse, and sons, Peter and Zachary.

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Merchandising Math: A Step-by-Step Approach, Second Edition, takes users step by step through the concepts of merchandising math. It is organized so that the chapters parallel a career path in the merchandising industry. It begins with fundamental math information and progresses through the forms and math skills needed to buy, price, and re-price merchandise. Later chapters provide information on creating and analyzing six-month plans. The final section of the text introduces math and merchandising concepts that are part of corporate buying offices.

Features of this text include:

a conversational tone that helps make the text easy to follow and understand
Hints and worked-out examples that help increase comprehension of the material
Practical applications that help users apply the information to real-world situations
Practice exercises that give users opportunities for review and practice
Calculator information that helps users solve math problems with a calculator

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