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Flingers Inc. reveals the following information in their annual report for FY 2014. Earnings and Expenses Sales $10,000,000 Cost of goods sold $5,000,000 Pretax earnings

Flingers Inc. reveals the following information in their annual report for FY 2014.

Earnings and Expenses

 

Sales

$10,000,000

Cost of goods sold

$5,000,000

Pretax earnings

     $500,000

  

Selected Balance Sheet Items

 

Merchandise inventory

       $80,000

Total assets

$2,000,000

Upper management plans to cut cost of goods sold by 5% for the coming year but retain the same sales. What willFlingers' profit margin be for 2015?

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