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Gross margin constitutes the percent of sales that is applied to profit. As an example, if you had a 50 percent gross margin, half of the sale is profit; the other half covers the original cost of the ...

The term "gross margin" describes the profit achieved on sales, expressed as a percentage of the total revenue generated by the sales. Gross margin omits incidental costs, such as operating expenses, ...