: an automatic electronic machine that can store and process data. See words that rhyme with computer Spanish Central: Translation of computer Nglish: Translation of computer for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of computer for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about computer.
To calculate each owner's net revenue interest, multiply her percentage ownership by the result of the previous calculation. Imagine two working interest owners, one with a 75 percent and the other with a 25 percent working interest.
Determine the period of time to properly recognize interest expense. If you need to calculate three months of interest expense, divide the 12 months by the number of months in the desired period. For example, t = 3/12 or 0.25. If the principal is $10,000 and the interest rate is 12 percent (0.12), the calculation would be Interest = $10,000 x 0.12 x 0.25 or $300.