If a company's bad debt as a percentage of its sales is increasing, it can be a sign of trouble. Therefore, it can be useful to calculate and monitor the percentage of bad debt over time.

Here's an example for a generic home-improvement project. First, calculate the percentage over budget for the total budget to get an understanding of the overall project.

A Treasury bill, or T-bill, is a short-term government debt security that doesn't pay interest, so the process of calculating its return differs a bit. Let's dive in.

How to calculate the percentage of an over-budgeted amount Calculating an over-budgeted amount is pretty straightforward. All you need is your original budget, the actual expenses, and maybe a ...