Practice question · Estimate
A firm has revenue 2,000, COGS 1,200, OPEX 500, interest 100, and tax 50. Estimate the net margin (net profit / revenue, as %).
Estimate on a scale from 0% (0) to 30% (30).
Hints
- Net profit = .
- .
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Why
Net profit . Net margin . Seven and a half cents of every revenue euro reach the owners, the rest went to materials, people, lenders, and the state.
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