Use rounded values to estimate close the answer to a calculation. This is a useful non-calculator skill. Refresh your knowledge with these guides on rounding and significant figures. Rounding to ...

The method used to round numbers in accounting may portray an accurate or inaccurate appraisal of a company's financial condition. The amount of error increases with ...

In the world of head-to-head negotiations, the person who first suggests a dollar figure must do so carefully. The opening episode of Slate’s Negotiation Academy (a podcast series I co-hosted) ...

In financial markets, when round numbers become important, it creates an event risk environment Round numbers can’t seem to hold in financial markets; either there is a decisive breakthrough or a big ...