HE following tables show at a glance the price of any number of articles at any given rate: The first column of figures shows the number of articles, and the second, the total; e. g., 87 articles at cent each, amount to 21 cents; 46 articles at 56 cents each, give for a total $25.87. If the price be one not given in the tables, the sum is easily ascertained by adding together two or more of those which are given, thus: 23 articles at 193 cents, 23 at 10 cents would be 2.30, at 5 cents 1.15, at 2 cents 46 cents, at 11 cents, and at 52 adding these totals, 2.30 + 1.15 +46 + 46 +11 + 5 = $4.544, the amount sought for. These tables, too, will operate in other directions, and show the number of articles, when the total amount and the price per capita are given; also when the number of articles and the total amount are given, the price per capita is easily ascertained. When fractions of a cent are involved, it is often confusing to an inexpert accountant to readily compute the amount. A reference to these tables will quickly give the required result, thereby saving that which is so important to the business man-time. The convenience of these tables cannot be overrated. Not only do they save time, but are also conducive to perfect accuracy, a result which is not always certainly obtained in a hurried calculation. At Cent. |