
GPMC - Gross Profit Margin Calculator v1.3
Copyright 1999-2000 MicroTask
microtask@ns.sympatico.ca

The Gross Profit Margin Calculator is a 32 bit Windows application
for calculating Gross Profit Margin based on Cost Of Goods Sold.


GPMC can be used for:

 Calculating resale prices.
 Calculating Profit Margins from income statements
 Calculating purchasing prices based on a fixed margin & current market values.
 Calculating hypothetical figure by allowing you to edit calculated results.
 Periodic reviews of ongoing projects.


Gross Profit Margin Ratio

 Gross Profit is the amount of sales dollars remaining after
 the cost of goods sold have been deducted.

 Gross profit margin is calculated with the following formula:

   Gross Profits / Sales

 If your gross profit margin is declining over time it may mean that
 your inventory management needs to be improved or that your selling
 prices are not rising as fast as the costs of the goods you sell.

 If you are a manufacturer it may mean that your costs of production
 are rising faster than your sales pricing and adjustments on either
 end may be necessary.


Installation:

 To Install copy the unzipped files to a temporary folder of your
 choice. Then run the GPMCxxx.EXE setup program where xxx will be
 the version number. The default installation directory will be
 C:\Program Files\MicroTask\GPMC, the setup program will also
 create a program group in the Programs sub-folder off of the start
 menu called Gross Profit Margin Calculator as well as creating
 a shortcut on your desktop.



Licensing:
 Freeware


Distributing:
 GPMC my be freely distributed in its original archive only.


Warranty:
 See LICENSE.TXT for details


Reporting Bugs:
 Email bug reports to microtask@ns.sympatico.ca


FAQ & Updates:
 Visit the GPMC web page.
 Left Click the ? icon on the main window of GPMC to open
 the About Box. Then left click the URL link as shown below.

 http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/microtask/gpmc.htm


What's New for version 1.3
---------------------------

 Maintenance Release Only! No new features have been added to the application.

 Fixed: Several minor memory leaks.

 GPMC now has complete Windows install & uninstall capabilities.
 GPMC can now be uninstalled using the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs
 dialog or by running the unins000.exe file located in the installation
 directory.

IMPORTANT!
 If you have any previous installations of GPMC it is advised that the
 older files be manually deleted from you computer before installing
 GPMC version 1.3.

 If you do not know the location of previous installations of GPMC then
 use Find from the Start Menu and look for GPMC.EXE. If found look at
 the In Folder Column. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate
 this folder and delete the following files:

  GPMC.EXE
  Gross Profit Margin Calculator.LNK
  README.TXT
  LICENSE.TXT
  ADD.WAV (Not all versions had this file)

 NOTE!: Do not delete any other files in this folder as they were
        not originally distributed with previous versions of GPMC.




What's New for version 1.22
---------------------------

 Cost plus markup capabilities added. GPMC now displays
 the cost plus markup equivalent of the profit margin next
 to the 'Resale Total' or 'Sub Total' depending on which
 view is currently being used.


 Profit Margin Toggle added to the Profit Margin Configuration
 dialog giving users the ability to temporarily toggle all
 profit calculations off and on via a check box next to 'Profit
 Margin' field title.  To enable this feature the 'Allow Profit
 Margin Toggle' check box must be checked in the Profit Margin
 Configuration dialog.  To access the Profit Margin Configuration
 dialog left click the profit margin or markup percentage displays
 or right click the calculator icon and select 'Set Default Profit
 Margin' from the pop up menu.


 Profit margin precision display added to the about box. Left click
 the ? icon to view the about box.  This display shows the current
 level of precision being used by GPMC to calculate the gross profit
 margin.  Depending upon the calculations being performed GPMC will
 use up to a 14 digit decimal place number to precisely calculate
 profit margins.


 Tax exempt check boxes added next to tax fields to exempt taxes
 from the current calculation.


 Report module added. GPMC will now print a simple report with
 company name and address header, report title, current date and
 all visible field titles and field data in a user editable report
 body edit window.


 Copy to Clipboard.  Visible field titles and field data can now be
 copied to the clipboard. Right click calculator icon and select
 'Copy to Clipboard' when running in original mode or left click
 Clipboard icon when 'Calculate Taxes' is checked.


 International currency support added.
 GPMC now uses the currency symbol defined in the Windows
 Control Panel Regional Settings dialog.


 Improved Window expansion logic when 'Calculate Taxes' is
 checked. GPMC will now expand up rather than down when located
 towards the bottom of the desktop and visa versa when unchecked.


 GPMC no longer requires the file ADD.WAV to produce it's printing
 sounds when tabulations are performed with the tape activated.


 Fixed logic error in tape window position tracking code that
 caused an unnecessary timer tread to be always on.




What's New for version 1.12
---------------------------

 Added for convenience the ability to add and subtract COGS amounts
 with a scrollable tape.  The tape is activated by typing in an amount
 in the COGS field and then pressing the + key. To subtract an amount
 from the current COGS total type in the amount and press the - key.

 To clear the current COGS amount press the DEL (Delete) key.
 To clear the entire tape press the DEL key twice.

 Pressing the ENTER key will total the amount and display it on
 the tape. This will also allow you to continue pressing the ENTER
 key to move to the other fields in GPMC as in previous versions

 The items on the tape are selectable allowing you to copy and paste
 the tabulations on the tape into other programs if so desired.

 To turn off the tape simply click the 'Tape off' button.

 Just for fun a WAV file has been included with GPMC that produces
 the sound of a calculator printing to a tape when tabulations are
 performed with the tape activated.


 Added ability to quickly set and save the default gross profit margin
 GPMC will use by clicking the profit margin percent label to the left
 of the gross profit margin field.



What's New for version 1.1
---------------------------

 GPMC now has an optional Dual Taxation Table.  When the Calculate Taxes
 option is selected three new fields and one new button become visible.
 The three new fields are Sub Total, Tax 1, and Tax 2.  The new button is
 used to configure the tax table. The Tax 1 and Tax 2 names are user definable
 in the Tax Table Configuration window.

 The Taxation Table allows for three methods for calculating the two taxes.

     Pre Tax Amount
     Tax 1 on Tax 2
     Tax 2 on Tax 1

See the GPMC  FAQ  (Frequently Asked Questions) for a description of how the
tax table is used to calculate taxes.

 http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/microtask/gpmcfaq.htm


