(a) net profit

[Winwin2011]

For the period from 2 Feb 2013 to 31 December 2013, the financial statement showed a net profit of $1m with total revenue of 100m.

Is "a" optional in the above sentence?

 

[tedmc]

The article 'a' is required.
It should be 'nett profit' in BrE, which is used in Hong Kong.

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[Winwin2011]

Thanks tedmc

Should we use 'a' before total revenue?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, 'a' is used for profit, loss, income, revenue, expenditure, etc in accounting language.

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[Rover_KE]

It should be 'nett profit' in BrE, which is used in Hong Kong.

This is incorrect. 'Net' is just fine in BrE. Click here.

 

[tedmc]

The original spelling in BrE is 'nett' but it has been gradually changing to follow the AmE spelling, no?

https://www.englishforums.com/English/NettOrNet/hjzmp/post.htm

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't see any reason to correct an OP's spelling with an archaic spelling.

 

[tedmc]

I don't see any reason to correct an OP's spelling with an archaic spelling.

Ok, I should not have corrected the spelling.
I wouldn't call the spelling archaic, it is still acceptable and shown in the dictionaries.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/net_2?q=nett

It is just that the spelling has been Americanized, like many other things.

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[MikeNewYork]

I understand, but as you can see from Rover's Ngram that word is hardly in use anymore. For me, that is archaic.