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  • Aug 5, 2008, 08:35 AM
    Phadiel
    Calculate Gross Profit
    Can someone please explain to how you would calculate Gross Profit.
    My understanding is:
    Opening Stock + Stock Purchases = Total Stock Purchased - Closing Stock = Stock Sold
    100 + 300 = 400 - 150 = 250
    Now I start getting lost.
    If I sold my stock for 350, do I divide my Sales of 350 into my Stock Sold of 250 or my Stock Sold of 250 into my Sales of 350.
    Am I totally in the dark. Please assist. A detailed explanation will be appreciated.

    Best Regards
  • Aug 6, 2008, 10:54 PM
    john6
    hi! Please claryfy what you want as far as your e.g.. Is concerned of op. stock +purchases-closing stock =sales i.e 250 of sales then gross profit is 50 .but if your sales are 350 then you would have gross loss of 50 as I want to explain that
    gross profit =op.stock +purchases -sales -cl.stock. So
  • Aug 6, 2008, 10:55 PM
    john6
    hi! Please claryfy what you want as far as your e.g.. Is concerned of op. stock +purchases-closing stock =sales i.e 250 of sales then gross profit is 50 .but if your sales are 350 then you would have gross loss of 50 as I want to explain that
    gross profit =op.stock +purchases -sales -cl.stock. So explain what do you want to as exactly
    whether gp or sales
  • Aug 7, 2008, 12:39 AM
    Phadiel
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by john6
    hi! please claryfy what you want as far as your eg. is concerned of op. stock +purchases-closing stock =sales i.e 250 of sales then gross profit is 50 .but if your sales are 350 then you would have gross loss of 50 as i want to explain that
    gross profit =op.stock +purchases -sales -cl.stock. so explain what do you want to as exactly
    whether gp or sales

    Hi John6
    Sorry, I was not clear in my question. I need to calculate GP % on sales. Hope this makes sense.

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