Verified Answer :

profit is equal to gains - losses. In this case it would be
100,000-70,000-18,000=profit=$12,000

Let

P-------> the profit

N------> the net sales

C-----> cost of goods

O-----> operating expense

we know that

\(P=N-(C+O)\)

in this problem

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\(O=\)$@@MATH_TOKEN_6@@

Substitute the values in the formula above to find the Profit

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therefore

the answer is

the Gross Profit is equal to $\(12,000\)