A Company Earned $3,000 in Net Income for October

question 271

Multiple Choice

A company earned $3,000 in net income for October.Its net sales for October were $10,000.Its profit margin is:

• A)3%.
• B)30%.
• C)33%.
• D)333%.
• E)33.3%

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Definitions:

Variable Selling

Expenses that change in proportion to the volume of goods or services sold, such as commissions and shipping fees.

Special Order

A one-time order that is not usually part of the company's normal ongoing operations, often requiring special pricing or terms.

Markup

The uplift in the purchase price of items specifically to recover operational overhead and to make a profit.

Split-off Point

The stage in a production process where multiple products are derived from a single process or material, leading to separate further processing.