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# **Profit margin from price and cost**

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In D2, work out the profit margin of the mug: the profit, B2-C2, as a share of the price in B2. Use (B2-C2)/B2.

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|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Product | Price | Cost | Margin |  | |
| 2 | Mug | 50 | 30 |  |  | |
| 3 | Plate | 80 | 60 |  |  | |
| 4 | Bowl | 40 | 26 |  |  | |
| 5 | Vase | 250 | 150 |  |  | |
| 6 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 7 |  |  |  |  |  | |
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