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Revenues = 100 | |||
Then the surplus (profit) | Costs = 70 | ||
Then the surplus (profit): | |||
= 100 LESS 70 | = 100 LESS 70 | ||
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And the profit margin | And the profit margin: | ||
= 30/100 | = 30 / 100 | ||
= 30%. | = 30%. | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 18 March 2015
Accounting.
A measure of the surplus of revenues over relevant costs, often expressed as a percentage of revenues.
Example
Revenues = 100
Costs = 70
Then the surplus (profit):
= 100 LESS 70
= 30.
And the profit margin:
= 30 / 100
= 30%.
