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.
To easily calculate the net selling price, enter the total gross price, including the tax amount that you want to sell the item for in the Gross Amount - say $495.00. Enter the sales tax rate into the Markup Percentage, say 7%. The other three inputs (Net Amount, Amount and Discount Percentage are set to 0.0). Calculate. Example 3: You can use the calculator to calculate the net purchase amount assuming a known markup.