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Problem #1 You are to construct an operating statement from the following data; then compute the gross-margin

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Problem #1 You are to construct an operating statement from the following data; then compute the gross-margin. Purchases billed (at cost) $ 15,000 Net sales 30,000 Rent 1,500 Salaries 6,000 Purchase discounts 300 Returns 100 Opening inventory (at cost) 10,000 Advertising 600 Freight-in 500 Other expenses 2,000 Closing inventory (at cost) 7,500 1?An article has a retail value of $10 and a cost of $7. Find the markup in dollars What is the markup percent? What is the markup percent based on cost? 2?Competition in a line of sporting goods limits the retail selling price on a certain item to $25. If the store owner feels a markup of 35 percent is needed to cover expenses and return a reasonable profit, what is the most the owner can pay for this item? 3?Determine the market potential for a product that has 50 thousand prospective buyers who purchase an average of 3 units per year and price averages $25. What is the market potential in $? How many units must a company sell if it desires a 10% share of the market? 4?Suppose we looked at our retailer’s balance sheet for the period of the profit and loss statement and found that it showed total assets of $500,000. While the profit and loss statement showed a net profit of $40,000. What is the Return On Investment %?
 

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Marketing Arithmetic

Problem #1

MONTHLY BUSINESS OPERATING STATEMENT

Financial Report for: The Month of April 2021

  1. INCOME.

Income

Amount ($)

Net Sales

30, 000

Returns

100

Purchase Discounts

300

Total Revenue

30,400

 

  1. COST AND EXPENSES

Cost/Expenses

Amount ($)

Purchases

15,000

Rent

1,500

Salary

6,000

Opening Inventory

10,000

Advertising

600

Freight-in

500

Other expenses

2,000

Closing inventory

7,500

Total

43,100

 

Gross Margin is (Total Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold)/Total Revenue * 100

Total Revenue= $30,400

Cost of goods sold= Beginning Inventory + Purchases during the period – Closing Inventory

Cost of goods sold= 10,000 + 15,000 – 7,500

= $ 17,500

Therefore Gross Margin = (30,400 – 17,500)/30,400 *100

Answer = 42.4%                                   

Question 1

  1. Markup­ Selling Price – Cost

Therefore it is $10 -$7 = $ 3

Markup is $3

  1. Markup Percentage based on Selling price= (Selling Price – Cost)/Selling Price * 100

Therefore it is ($10 -$7)/10 * 100

Markup Percentage is 30%

  1. Markup Percentage based on cost= (Selling Price – Cost)/Cost * 100

Therefore it s ($10 -$7)/7 * 100

Markup Percentage is 42.8%

Question 2

Markup % = (Selling Price – Cost)/Cost * 100

Selling Price = $25

Cost =(x)

Markup %= 35%

Therefore, 35% = (25-x)/x *100

135x =2500

x= 2500/135

Answer = $18.5

Question 3

  1. Market Potential in terms of Units

Buyers Per year = 50, 000

Units per buyer ­= 3

Therefore, Market Potential = (50, 000 * 3)

Answer = 150, 000 Units

  1. Market Potential in terms of $

Total Units Per year: 150, 000

Price per Unit: $25

Therefore: Market Potential in $ = (150,000 * 25)

Answer = $3,750,000

  1. 10% share of the market = 10% *$3,750,000

This brings it to $375,000 per year

Each Product = $25

For $375,000, how many products?

Therefore, $375,000/$25 = 15,000 units

The company needs to sell 15, 000 Units per year in order to control 10% of the market.

Question 4

Return on Investment (ROI) = Net Profit/ Investments * 100

Therefore it is (40,000/500,000) * 100

The ROI is 8%.