termonology in financial statements

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Turnover (net sales )
this is the total revenue a business recieves in a given financial period. For example from selling products
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Cost of sales (cost og goods sold )
this is how much the business it costs to make or produce a product. If something was sold for 20p each of the goods would cost £10.00 to produce so you would need to take this away from the total amount
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Gross profit
gross profit = turnover - cost of sales
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expenses ( overheads )
these are the costs that a business must pay in order for it to run , include all costs - not associated with making the product. for example wages for staff advertising, expenses are debucted from gross profit to give the net profit
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net profit
net profit = gross profit - expenses ( the money left over when all the expenses are deducted from gross profit
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Card 2

Front

this is how much the business it costs to make or produce a product. If something was sold for 20p each of the goods would cost £10.00 to produce so you would need to take this away from the total amount

Back

Cost of sales (cost og goods sold )

Card 3

Front

gross profit = turnover - cost of sales

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

these are the costs that a business must pay in order for it to run , include all costs - not associated with making the product. for example wages for staff advertising, expenses are debucted from gross profit to give the net profit

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

net profit = gross profit - expenses ( the money left over when all the expenses are deducted from gross profit

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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