Enter the profits at the beginning of the period ($) and the cash and stock dividends ($) into the calculator to determine the Accumulated Profit.

## Accumulated Profit Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Accumulated Profit.

AP = P – CS

• Where AP is the Accumulated Profit ($) • P is the profits at the beginning of the period ($)
• CS is the cash and stock dividends ($) ## How to Calculate Accumulated Profit? The following example problems outline how to calculate Accumulated Profit. Example Problem #1: 1. First, determine the profits at the beginning of the period ($). In this example, the profits at the beginning of the period ($) is given as 500. 2. Next, determine the cash and stock dividends ($). For this problem, the cash and stock dividends ($) is given as 200. 3. Finally, calculate the Accumulated Profit using the equation above: AP = P – CS The values given above are inserted into the equation below: AP = 500 – 200 = 300 ($)

Example Problem #2:

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

profits at the beginning of the period ($) = 1000 cash and stock dividends ($) = 560

Entering these values and solving gives:

AP = 1000 – 560 = 440 (\$)