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There are three typical calculation methods: pro-rate, or using a penalty method such as short period rate (old short rate), and short period rate (90% pro rata). The return premium is generally calculated using a wheel calculator, a type of circular slide rule or an online version. [ 1 ]
The Millionaire was advertised as being the "only calculating machine on the market ... that requires but one turn of the crank ... for each figure in the multiplier or quotient," making it the fastest calculator available. [12] Advertising from 1913 claims that the United States government had purchased over 100 Millionaire calculators. [13]
Alfred Faure Station has a very mild tundra climate (Koppen ET) with cool to cold summers and cold (but still averaging above freezing) winters.Due to its oceanic location near the subpolar low, it has a very cloudy and rainy climate with just 600 hours of bright sunshine per year (one of the lowest in the world) and over 70 inches (1750 mm) of rain a year.