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There is no exact ideal gross profit margin and it depends on size of firm, the industry in which firm is operating and many other factors like competitors profit and market segmentation etc.
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How does a firm compute Profit margin?
gross profit is divided by net sales.
Cost of goods sold plus gross profit equals?
Cost of goods plus gross profit margin equals to total sales revenue of firm.
Is operating profit margin and profit margin the same?
No. Operating profit margin usually means profit in terms of strict cost and revenues of the firm itself. Actual profit margin includes other, non-firm specific costs, such as payment of debts (which is not part of operation but still a liability of the firm).
What measures how effectively a firm uses its assets to generate revenue?
The measure on how effectively a firm uses its assets to generate revenue is the profit margin. This will determine if the firm is running at a profit or at a loss.
Explain how return on assets decline given an increase in net profit margin?
If you look at what Return on Assets is comprised of, Net Profit Margin and the Total Asset Turnover, if the firm is having a very slow turnover, the ROA will be declining if the turnover is greater in magnitude to the NPM.
A company has an ROA of 10 percent a 2 percent profit margin and a return on equity equal to 15 percent. What is the companys total asset turnover and what is the firm's equity multiplier?
Given: ROA = 10%, Profit margin = 2%, ROE = 15% ROA = Profit margin x Asset Turnover Therefore, Asset Turnover = ROA / Profit margin = 10 / 2 = 5% ROE = Profit margin x Asset Turnover x Equity multiplier 15 = 2 x 5 x Equity Multiplier 15 / 10 = Equity Multiplier Equity Multiplier = 1.05
A firm break-even point will rise if?
following reasons: 1- Fixed cost increases 2 - Contribution margin reduces 3 - Required profit increases
What is 'value of a firm'?
The 'value of a firm' is connected with profit maximization. It is the present value of the firm's current profit and the future profit. It determines the value accurately.
What is a firm's value?
The 'value of a firm' is connected with profit maximization. It is the present value of the firm's current profit and the future profit. It determines the value accurately.
Question 3 1 Question 3 text A firm has a profit margin of 15 percent on sales of 20000000 If the firm has debt of 7500000 total assets of 22500000 and an after-tax in?
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If the firm's sales revenue income exceeds its expenses the firm has earned a profit?
If a firm's sales revenue exceeds its expenses, the firm has earned a profit.
What is the effect of closing stock on net profit?
A business remaining stock at the end of an accounting period is known as closing stock. It may include the finished goods, raw material and work in process and it is also deducted from the periods costs in the balance sheet. however sales in the trading a/c do have an effect on the gross profit and hence in the profit and loss a/c for the net profit. An increase or decrease in closing stock will have an effect on the net profit..if closing stock increase the gross profit will increse and vice versa. As the gross profit will increase the firm will able to deduct more expenses from it and hence the remaining will be the net profit.( increase)
