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Net profit margin

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by John Moffat.
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  • April 8, 2015 at 3:42 pm #240530
    ahmed02
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    Question:
    A business operates on a gross profit margin of 33 1/3%.Gross profit on sales was $800 and expenses were $680.
    What is the net profit?
    Answer: 5%.
    What is the calculation approache? kindly help me to solve this sir.

    April 9, 2015 at 4:36 am #240597
    John Moffat
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    The sales must be 800 x 3 = 2400 (so the gross profit is 1/3 x sales).

    The net profit is 800 – 680 = 120.

    So the net profit margin is 120/2400

    April 9, 2015 at 2:47 pm #240662
    ahmed02
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    How can you get the sales revenue =800*3?

    April 10, 2015 at 6:47 pm #240800
    John Moffat
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    If the gross profit is sales x 1/3, then sales must be gross profit x 3.

    (33 1/3% = 1/3)

    October 12, 2024 at 12:13 pm #712236
    Shuja7654
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    Sales 100%
    Cost 66.7%
    profit 33.3%

    now calculating sales price= (800/33.3)*100=2402.402
    net profit= 800-680=120
    net profit percentage= (120/2402.402)*100=4.99%=5%

    October 12, 2024 at 5:02 pm #712243
    John Moffat
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    Which is exactly the same as I wrote in my earlier reply!!!

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