Enter the total sales revenue ($) and the total expenses ($) into the calculator to determine the Sales Profit. 

Sales Profit Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Sales Profit. 

SP = SR - E 
  • Where SP is the Sales Profit ($)
  • SR is the total sales revenue ($) 
  • E is the total expenses ($) 

To calculate the sales profit, subtract the total expenses from the total sales revenue.

How to Calculate Sales Profit?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Sales Profit.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the total sales revenue ($). In this example, the total sales revenue ($) is given as 1500.
  2. Next, determine the total expenses ($). For this problem, the total expenses ($) is given as 1000.
  3. Finally, calculate the Sales Profit using the equation above: 

SP = SR – E 

The values given above are inserted into the equation below:

SP = 1500 – 1000  = 500 ($)


Example Problem #2: 

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

total sales revenue ($) = 150

total expenses ($) = 20

Entering these values and solving gives:

SP = 150 – 20  = 130 ($)