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The chart below clearly shows the amount of sales required to offset write-offs, which is predicated on the profit margin that companies operate on.
For example: a loss of $10,000 at a profit margin of 6% requires gross sales of $166,667 to recover the write-off.
Sales Recovery Chart
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Profit Margin |
| Loss |
2% |
4% |
6% |
8% |
10% |
| $1,000 |
$50,000 |
$25,000 |
$16,667 |
$12,500 |
$10,000 |
| $5,000 |
$250,000 |
$125,000 |
$83,333 |
$62,500 |
$50,000 |
| $10,000 |
$500,000 |
$250,000 |
$166,667 |
$125,000 |
$100,000 |
| $25,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$625,000 |
$416,667 |
$312,500 |
$250,000 |
| $50,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$833,333 |
$625,000 |
$500,000 |
| $100,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$1,666,667 |
$1,250,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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