Penny Rounding Rule
For
OCONUS Commissaries
Commissaries located in OCONUS with exception of Guam, do not tender
pennies. Cashiers have had to manually calculate to the nearest
nickel/dime, automated checkouts are configured to accept tenders to
the nearest nickel/dime. Some examples of DeCA’s rounding rule:
The cash back issue applies to all tenders.
A general rule:
0-2 cents
3-5 cents
6-7 cents
8-10 cents
no
we
we
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change given to customer
give 5 cents to customer
give 5 cents to customer
give 10 cents to customer
Another example:
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For $ 0.20; leave as is
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For $ 0.21; round down to .20
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For $ 0.22; round down to .20
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For $ 0.23; round up to .25
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For $ 0.24; round up to .25
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For $ 0.25; leave as is
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For $ 0.26; round down to .25
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For $ 0.27; round down to .25
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For $ 0.28; round up to .30
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For $ 0.29; round up to .30
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For $ 0.30; leave as is