Percentage. Rate

per hundred or proportion in a hundred parts. Thus, I per cent is I on (or in) 100. For instance, a dividend of I per cent means $1 on each $100 of stock. Interest at 5 per cent means $5 on each $100 of the whole amount, which is $50 on a bond for $1,000. A premium of 3 per cent is $3 on each $100. In Great Britain prices, dividends and interest are expre ed in percentages when stocks and bonds are spoken of, but when shares are mentioned it is more usual to quote in fractions of £1 or in shillings. and pence. Thus, the price of Brighton ~ Railway deferred stock is £138 1-4 per cent and its dividend is © 1-2 per cent; but the price of British Electric shares is £14 1-8 and the dividend is 18 shillings per share. Premiums follow the same rule, being quoted in percentage on stocks and in fractions of a pound or in shillings and pence on shares. In insurance in Great Britain the premium is the consideration paid annually or periodically in return for which the company agrees to pay a sum at the death of the insured or on his arrival at a certain age. It is calculated in pounds, shillings and pence on each £100 of the amount of the insurance. Thus, a premium of 20 shillings per cent means that 20 shillings is the annual premium on each £100 insured. Per contra. On the other side; used in bookkeeping. 413