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BUSINESS MATH

PROFIT OR LOSS
BUYING & SELLING
At the end of the lesson, the
students will be able to :

Lesson
1. differentiate profit & loss

2. illustrate how to compute

Objective
for profit & loss,
3. prepare a simple income

statement for a trading


firm
4. define break-even, and

5. compute for break-even

point.
Answer
Lesson Pre-
assessment
on page 126
Income Statement for a
Trading Firm
A trading or merchandising firm buys goods that it sells.

GROSS SALES, refers to the total sales.

Sales Discounts & Sales Returns & Allowances, are


deducted from the grosssales t arrive at the NET SALES

How much the seller buys the item is the cost of the item,,
termed as COST OF GOODS SOLD.
Income Statement for a
Trading Firm
INCOME STATEMENT, is the financial statement that shows

the results of operations.

If it earns a profit or incurs a loss for a given period of time.

Generally, a firm prepares financial statements on a


monthly basis. For tax purposes, it is prepared quarterly or
annually.
Break-even Point

IT IS THE POINT OF SALES WHERE A BUSINESS

NEITHER MAKES A PROFIT NOR A LOSS

THE BUSINESS REVENUE IS EQUAL TO THE

TOTAL COST...

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