alleryIn commercial trade, what base value is used to calculate profit percentage?
ACost price
BMarked list
CGross sales
DNet revenue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cost price
Profit percentage is standardly computed with the cost price taken as the base figure.
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