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A Tampa job has earned revenue of $390,000 and direct job costs of $292,500. What gross profit percentage is shown on earned revenue?

Correct Answer

B) 25.0%

Gross profit is $97,500, and $97,500 divided by $390,000 equals 25.0%.

Answer Options
A
22.5%
B
25.0%
C
27.5%
D
30.0%

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Gross profit is $97,500, and $97,500 divided by $390,000 equals 25.0%.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: 22.5%

22.5% is below the supported result for gross profit percentage; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Option C: 27.5%

27.5% is above the supported result for gross profit percentage; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Option D: 30.0%

30.0% is above the supported result for gross profit percentage; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Memory Technique

Comparing Margins money test: bucket before math for gross.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Builder's Guide to Accounting, 2001 to Section Three, Financial Ratios, Income Account Ratios; use the job ledger figures in the stem and recompute the same accounting measure.

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