Definition of speculate for English Language Learners. : 1  to think about something and make guesses about it : to form ideas or theories about something usually when there are many things not known about it. : 2  to invest money in ways that could produce a large profit but that also involve a lot of risk.
140,637. To calculate the gross profit, we first add up the cost of goods sold: Automotive cost of sales ($123,516 m) + FS interest expenses ($2,699 m) + FS provision for credit and insurance loss ($305 m) = $126,520 m. We do not include Selling, administrative and other expenses, since these are mostly fixed costs.ross profit is expressed as a currency value, gross profit margin as a percentage. The formula for gross profit margin is: Gross profit margin = gross profit / revenue = (revenue-cost of goods sold) / revenue. Gross profit margins vary greatly by industry.
So, for example, we may have sold 100 units this year at $4 each, and these 100 units that we sold cost us $3 each originally. So our sales would be $400 and our cost of the goods we sold (cost of sales) would amount to $300. This would result in a gross profit of $100 (sales minus cost of sales).Cost of goods sold is not the same as purchases, as you will see from our examples below.Gross profit: An initial profit on the product we are selling, before deducting general business expenses.o, for example, we may have sold 100 units this year at $4 each, and these 100 units that we sold cost us $3 each originally. So our sales would be $400 and our cost of the goods we sold (cost of sales) would amount to $300. This would result in a gross profit of $100 (sales minus cost of sales).