The Profit Margin, a Component of the Rate of Return

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The profit margin, a component of the rate of return on investment, focuses on the profitability by indicating the rate of profit earned on each sales dollar.

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Definitions:

Equivalent Unit

A measure used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods as a proportion of finished goods.

Process Costing System

An accounting method used to allocate costs to units of product in continuous or long-run production processes.

Weighted-Average Method

A costing method that assigns inventory and cost of goods sold values based on an average of the costs of all goods available for sale during the period, weighted by quantity.

Conversion Costs

refers to the combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses in the production process, essential for transforming materials into finished goods.