From: "NP" <-@-.com>
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: How to calculate gross margin ...
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:59:05 -0000


"dfrog"  wrote in message
news:2upuhmF2b6lrvU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "NP" <-@-.com> wrote in message news:hO6dnUlgR8d5KBrcRVnyhg@pipex.net...
> > Need some advice please people ....
> >
> > I have seen various ways of calculating gross margin and some giving
> > different results.
> >
> > I work in the manufacturing industry and was wondering if someone could
> > advise on the correct way to calculate gross margin.
> >
> > Also what is the difference between gross margin and markup?
> >
> > Say for example I have a product which cost £85 to produce and wanted a
> > gross margin of 40%, how would I calculate the selling price? How would
> > mark
> > up fit in here?
> >
> > Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > NP.
>
>
> NP,
> I just found an excellent resource at Google, picked this info up recently
> from another newsgroup.
> Go to  www.google.com and put in " define: gross margin".
> Hope this helps
>
> dfrog
>

Thanx a lot

NP