Fill in the blank for part A and B.  A. Higher margin businesses ________________________ than lower margin businesses. a. Usually use the same amount of operating assets b. Can use more operating assets c. Must use fewer operating assets d. Must have a higher asset utilization     B. A lower margin business must have                                         to be successful.    a. Lower asset utilization b. Medium asset utilization c. Higher asset utilization d. Low sales revenue relative to its operating assets

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Fill in the blank for part A and B. 

A. Higher margin businesses ________________________ than lower margin businesses.

a. Usually use the same amount of operating assets
b. Can use more operating assets
c. Must use fewer operating assets
d. Must have a higher asset utilization
 
 
B. A lower margin business must have                                         to be successful. 
 
a. Lower asset utilization
b. Medium asset utilization
c. Higher asset utilization
d. Low sales revenue relative to its operating assets
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Net Margin or net profit margin:- It is the measure of how net profit or net income is generated as a percentage of revenue or sales.  It is one of the most important measures of the financial health of the company. 

                      Net profit margin = (Net Income / Total Revenue) * 100

A higher margin means the company is utilizing its operating assets more effectively to convert sales into its profit and vice-versa.

 

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