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.
Gross Margin Basics. In general, a margin ratio is a measure of efficiency in converting revenue dollars into profits. Gross margin compares your gross profits the revenue generated during a given period of time. Gross profit equals revenue minus cost of goods sold. A gross profit of $50,000 on revenue of $150,000 is 0.33 or 33 percent.