In: Accounting
Distinguish between gross profit as a percentage of cost and gross profit as a percentage of sales price. Convert the following gross profit percentages based on cost to gross profit percentages based on sales price: 25% and 33 1 /3%. Convert the following gross profit percentages based on sales price to gross profit percentages based on cost: 33 1 /3% and 60%.
*Distinguish between gross profit as a percentage of cost and gross profit as a percentage of sales price
Gross margin (gross profit): Gross margin is the amount of revenue earned from goods sold over the costs incurred for the goods sold.
Gross profit percentage on sales: The percentage of gross profit generated by every dollar of net sales is referred to as gross profit percent
Gross profit percentage on cost = The percentage of gross profit generated by every dollar of cost of goods is referred to as gross profit percent on cost
*Convert the following gross profit percentages based on cost to gross profit percentages based on sales price: 25% and 33 1 /3%
Gross profit percentage on sales = Gross profit percentage on cost / ( 1 + Gross profit percentage on cost )
Put the value in to formula for trail and error
Gross profit percentage on sales = 25% / (1+25% )= 20% - not correct need to get 33 1/3%
Gross profit percentage on sales = 33 1/3% / ( 1 + 33 1/3% ) = 25%
So here
Gross profit percentage on sales = 25%
Gross profit percentage on cost= 33 1/3% = 33.33333%
*Convert the following gross profit percentages based on sales price to gross profit percentages based on cost: 33 1 /3% and 60%
Gross profit percentage on sales = 33 1 /3% / (1+33 1 /3% )= 25% - not correct need to get 60%
Gross profit percentage on sales = 60% / ( 1 + 60% ) = 33 1/3%, approximate
So here
Gross profit percentage on sales = 33 1/3%
Gross profit percentage on cost= 60%