Saturday, June 8, 2013

Profit; Gross profit; Net profit (18)

Profit

The difference between the income and cost of the firm is called as profit. It can be calculated as:

Profit = Income - Cost

There are two types of profits,

1. Gross profit
2. Net profit

Gross profit

The profit earn by the firm before meeting the operating expenditure is called as gross profit.

Gross profit = Sales - Cost of sales

Net profit

The profit earn by the firm after meeting operating expenses are net profit.
Net profit can be calculated as:

Net profit = Gross profit - Operating expenses

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