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Profit Margin Worksheet
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worksheet lets you solve for cost, selling price, or profit margin.
Profit Margin Worksheet Labels
Label
Meaning
Variable Type
CST
Cost
Enter/compute
SEL
Selling price
Enter/compute
MAR
Profit margin
Enter/compute
Notes about the Profit Margin Worksheet
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Gross profit margin is a term commonly used in business.
Sometimes the terms margin and markup are used
interchangeably, but each has a distinct meaning.
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Gross profit margin is the difference between selling
price and cost, expressed as a percentage of the selling
price.
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Markup is the difference between selling price and cost,
expressed as a percentage of the cost.
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This worksheet deals only with gross profit margin. You can
perform markup calculations using the Percent Change/
Compound Interest worksheet.
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CST
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MAR
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CST
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SEL
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Enter values for two of the variables, and then compute a
value for the third variable.
