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    Jul 24, 2010, 12:26 AM
    How to calculate profit as a percentage of sales
    Calcualte profit as a perent of sales

    Sales $270,000
    Less variable costs 110,000
    contribution margin 160,000
    less fixed costs 70,000
    Profit 90,000
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    Jul 24, 2010, 01:35 AM

    $90,000,00 divided by $270,000.00 = 0.334
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    Jul 24, 2010, 04:28 AM

    Learn the math behind it. If you want to calculate anything as a percent OF anything else, divide them in order.

    Profit as percent of sales: profit/sales.

    Accounting majors as percent of class size: majors/class size.

    Works for anything.
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    Feb 18, 2012, 09:26 AM
    Total net sales $17.8 billion
    Net income $389 million
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    Feb 18, 2012, 11:50 AM
    Net Sales / Net Income
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