Was there no specific scenario assumed?

Price minus cost yields profit.
Price in A1
Cost in B1
Profit in C1 by using a formula of:

=A1-B1

There has to be more to it then what you're stating!

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Regards,

RD

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"meri" wrote in message
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I was asked a question on a test "enter the formula that will show profit"
can someone tell me what that formula should have been (I got it wrong)