Business

Question 1

How to find value of a percentage

Answer 1

Move percentage decimal over twice and Multiply by base number
example: 1.5%. of $728
will be 0.015x 728

Question 2

How to find base number if you know percentage number and what percentage of base number it is

Answer 2

example: 6 is 28% of what number?
divide percentage number by percentage
So 6/.28 = 21.42
6/21.42Xl00 = 28

Question 3

How do you find one number’s percentage of another’s

Answer 3

percentage number divided by base number X100
so 6 of 17 is 6/17x100 = 35
6 is 35% of 17

Question 4

find COGS 
BI 7000
S 4000
EI 6000
P 9000

Answer 4

(7000 +9000-6000) / 4000

(BI+ P- EI) / S