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    May 7, 2007, 05:43 PM
    Profit Margin calculation using Income from Operations
    Hello,

    I am having trouble understanding how to calculate Profit margin when you are not provided Income from Operations. I understand that Profit Margins = Income from Operations / Sales

    When a company has sales of $140,000, and Cost of goods Sold is $83,000, Operating Expenses being $43,000, with Invested assets of $100,000.

    My calculations would be Income from Operations = (Cost of Goods Sold + Operating Expenses)

    Therefore my Profit Margin would be = (83,000+43,000) / 140,000 = 90%

    The problem I have is it is not one of the answers I am presented with, so either I am completely wrong or the answers provided are wrong?

    Thanks,
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    May 7, 2007, 07:13 PM
    Income from Operation would include Sales as well.

    It is basically Net Income

    So it would be: 140,000 – 83,000 – 43,000 = 14,000

    14,000 / 140,000 = 10%

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