Do you want to have your own business in the future? Do you want to learn how to compute for taxes, profits and losses in a business? Do you want to know how to convert pesos to dollars? If you had thought about the following questions, this module is for you!

All of us want a better future. One way to do this is to be an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is a businessman/businesswoman who starts and runs his/her own business. To make a business prosper, one must have the proper attitude. You may study the module "Marks of a Successful Entrepreneur” to learn about these qualities.

Aside from a good attitude, a successful businessman must have the skills necessary to make the business grow. One of these skills is the ability to use mathematics or solve number problems related to business.

Business constantly involves computations. A businessman must know how to find out if he/she is earning or losing money. He/she must know how to determine interest rates and compute taxes. Doing business is easier if business math is learned!

In this module, you will learn how to compute number problems related to business. You will study taxes, interest rates, profits, installment schemes, loses and currency or money conversions.

This module is composed of three lessons.
Lesson 1 - Computing Interest and Monthly Amortization
Lesson 2 - Converting Currencies
Lesson 3 - Computing Taxes

What Will You Learn from This Module?
After studying this module, you should be able to:
♦ compute simple and compound interest for loans;
♦ calculate monthly amortization for installments schemes;
♦ convert currencies; and
♦ compute taxes.