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Answer in One Sentence:

What is Net Profit?

What is meant by net profit?

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When the total of the credit side of the Profit and Loss Account (indirect incomes side) is greater than the debit side of the Profit and Loss Account (indirect expenses side), it is known as Net Profit [Credit balance of Profit and Loss A/c].

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