You own an art supply store and the total sales in your trading area equal $17,500. your store accounts for $6,000 of the total. in this scenario, $6,000 refers to your:

In this case, the $6,000 refers to your sales. If expenses and returns were deducted it will be your net sales. Sales refers to the activity of selling an amount of goods or services to consumers who enter your storefront. The goal is to make sure your sales are greater than all of our expenses to make sure you are turning a profit each month.