Math for merchandising Book

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. Using Your Workbook and Calculator.
2. Percentages.

II. PURCHASING CONCEPTS.

3. Purchasing Product: The Terms, Conditions, and Forms Used for Buying Merchandise.

III. PRICING AND REPRICING MERCHANDISE.

4. Individual Markup and Initial Markup.
5. Average, Cumulative, and Maintained Markup.
6. Markdowns.

IV. MERCHANDISE PLANNING.

7. Elements of a Six-Month Merchandising Plan.
8. Analyzing Last Year's Merchandising Plan.
9. Changing a Six-Month Plan Using Historical Data.
10. Developing New Six-Month Plans.
11. Calculating Open to Buy.
12. Classification Planning.

V. PROFITABILITY.

13. Operating Statements.
14. Sales Per Square Foot.

VI. CORPORATE BUYING AND PLANNING.

15. Cost Sheets and Pricing.
Workbook Aids: Formulas and Answers.
Index.