Dred Scott v. Sandford. Dred Scott. Dred Scott v. Sandford, otherwise known as the Dred Scott Decision, was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 and seen as a landmark decision in the debate surrounding the constitutionality and legality of slavery.
A diagram displaying equal margins of width 25mm on an A4 page. In typography, a margin is the area between the main content of a page and the page edges. The margin helps to define where a line of text begins and ends. When a page is justified the text is spread out to be flush with the left and right margins.
Merchandise Margin. Merchandise margin is the amount or percentage of the profits earned after covering production costs. Production costs include the materials, labor and equipment used, but does not include other costs, such as administrative, marketing or leasing costs for equipment or space. These costs fall under a business' operating margin.