Question #15
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XYZ Company, a 'for-profit' business, had revenues of $12 million in 2016.
Expenses other than depreciation totaled 75 percent of revenues. XYZ Company, must pay taxes at a rate of 40 percent of
pretax (operating) income. All revenues were collected in cash during the year, and all expenses other
than depreciation were paid in cash Depreciation originally was $1.5 million; however, now the company has decided to be more
conservative in its depreciation of its capital assets. XYZ now has $750,000 in depreciation expense
instead of $1.5 million.Based on this change in depreciation expense, what would XYZ's total profit margin?
Profit Margin
Profit Margin is calculated by using the following formula
Profit Margin = (Net Income / Total Revenue) x 100
Net Income = [Revenue – Operating Expenses – Depreciation] x (1 – Tax Rate)
= [$12 Million – ($12 Million x 75%) - $0.75 Million] x (1 – 0.40)
= [$12 Million – $9 Million - $0.75 Million] x 0.60
= $2.25 Million x 0.60
= $1.35 Million
Therefore, the Profit Margin = (Net Income / Total Revenue) x 100
= ($1.35 Million / $12 Million) x 100
= 11.25%
“Hence, the XYZ's Total Profit Margin = 11.25%”
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