(Bug) Numeric fault calculation

My company has using postgresql as database for ERP application which in-house 
developed.
For store financial and accounting data, we chose "numeric" type for accurate 
calculation (and with recommend by postgres's documentation) and we faced the 
problem by using "double precision" before.

However, we found that by using numeric had the problem too. 
In our formula for calculate interest for customer's overdue payment that using 
numeric,
we found that it had fault calculate. So, it effected our interest amount.

In the attached file you can see that the result from postgresql and by using 
long division method is difference.

postgresql : 714.35599999999xxxx
long division method: 714.356

and if we multiply this result with interest rate and others factor and round 
up later. the amount is miscalculate.

Thank you and sorry for bad english gramma.


Best Regards,
Kanitchet Vaiassava

ThaiAce Group
555 Nawamin Rd., Klongkum, Buengkum, Bangkok 10230, Thailand
Mobile +66 89 515 9955; Office +66 2 744 2288; Fax +66 2 379 1166
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