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The interpretation of financial statements

4.2 Gross profit margin

On a unit basis the gross profit represents the difference between the unit sales price
and the direct cost per unit. The margin works this out on an average basis across all
sales for the year.

The gross profit margin is calculated as follows:

Gross Profit
Sales Revenue × 100%

Illustrations and further practice

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