how do you find the gross profit rate?
Once you determine gross profit, you can calculate the gross profit rate by dividing gross profit by net sales. For example, say that a company has net sales of $594,000 and cost of goods sold of $300,000. Gross profit is $594,000 minus $300,000, or $294,000. Gross profit rate is $294,000 divided by $594,000, or 0.49.