A company’s two divisions?

Question

A company’s two divisions performed with remarkable consistency over the past three years: in each of those years, the pharmaceuticals division has accounted for roughly 20 percent of dollar sales and 40 percent of profits, and the chemicals division for the balance.

i dont understand the meaning of "roughly 20 percent of dollar sales and 40 percent of profits"

dollar sells ? profits ? can you please explain this stuff .


please simplify the overall meaning and what about checmical department ?

Answer 1

The pharmaceuticals division sold 20 percent of everything sold. That 20 percent of sales was responsible for bringing in 40 percent of the company's profit. (20 percent of gross sales minus all costs equals 40 percent profit)

The chemical department sold 80 percent of the gross sales, and ended up with 60 percent of the profits.

Although both departments are profitable, it appears that the pharmaceutical department is more efficient, and brings in more profit per dollar of gross sales.

Answer 2

It looks like you are trying to work as a translator but have very limited grasp of the English language. You might want to learn a little more before taking on this kind of text.

The company sold $400,000 worth of items
Pharmaceutical division sold $80,000 of that (20%).

After spending $300,000, the company made a profit of $100,000 (income minus expenditure equals profit).
The same division made $40,000 of that profit (40%).

I suggest you find a good online dictionary between your language and English, and add to your vocabulary considerably.

Answer 3

All I can add to the other answers is that "roughly" means "approximately" here.