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Profit Margin Analysis

Analyze business profitability with margin calculation, break-even point, and ROI on improvements.

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Quando usar esta receita

Essential for business owners to understand which products are most profitable, when they'll break even, and whether operational investments are worthwhile.

Etapas

1

Compare product margins

Prompt:Calculate margin for product A: cost $25, price $65. Then for product B: cost $40, price $85
2

Calculate break-even revenue

Prompt:Monthly fixed costs $8,000. Average margin is 55%. What revenue needed to break even?
3

Evaluate improvement ROI

Prompt:If I invest $20,000 in automation that saves $3,000/month, what's the ROI after 1 year?

Perguntas frequentes

Gross margin vs net margin — what's the difference?

Gross margin = (Revenue - COGS) / Revenue. Net margin includes all expenses (rent, salaries, marketing). A business can have high gross margin but low net margin.

What's a good profit margin?

It varies by industry. Software/SaaS: 70-85%. Retail: 25-50%. Restaurants: 3-9%. Professional services: 15-30%. Compare within your industry, not across industries.

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