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Gross margin

Profit on a job after direct costs, as a percentage of the sale price.

Gross margin is revenue minus the direct costs of doing the job (labour and materials), expressed as a percentage of the sale. It tells you how much each dollar of work contributes before overheads. It’s not the same as markup.

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