alleryStart learning →In profit margin, the percentage is calculated on which base?
ASelling price or revenue
BShareholders' equity
CTotal assets employed
DCost price of goods
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Selling price or revenue
Margin expresses profit as a share of what the goods sell for, not of what they cost.
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