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Total net sales
(revenues)		 . .... ... ... . ... ... ... . . . . . ..
Costs of sales . .... ... ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . .
Gross profit . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Gross profit margin . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...
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Controllable
expenses		 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Salaries/wages ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Payroll expenses ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Legal/accounting ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Advertising ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Automobile ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Office supplies ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Dues/Subscriptions ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Utilities ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Miscellaneous ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Total controllable
expenses		 .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..
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Fixed
expenses		 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..
Rent ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Depreciation ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Utilities ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Insurance ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
License/permits ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Loan payments ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Miscellaneous ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Total fixed
expenses		 ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
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.Total
expenses		 ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Net profit
(loss) before taxes		 ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Taxes ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Net profit
(loss) after taxes		 ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

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