ACC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Net Income

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Inventory: finished goods that are purchased by a merchandiser and will be resold for a profit. Markup: the difference between the cost of inventory and the price it is sold for (amount added to the cost of inventory in order to make profit) i. e. retail sells laptop has mark up of 15%. The retailer will buy the laptop from supplier for and sell it for ( * 1. 15%). The 15% is the mark up on the cost of the laptop. Selling price = cost + (cost x markup %) Sp = 500 + ( 500 x 15%) The difference is called the gross profit (or gross margin) between the selling price of inventory and the cost of the retailer paid to buy the inventory. Product costs: costs that are incurred to purchase inventory (includes the cost of actual inventory and the costs to get inventory onto self, like shipping)

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