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SearchSales to cover fixed costs and operating profit before tax. Margin after variable costs and before those fixed costs; not after-tax net profit.
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Sales to cover fixed costs and operating profit before tax. Margin after variable costs and before those fixed costs; not after-tax net profit.
Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.
S = (F + R) / m
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