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To get Operating Expense (OPEX)<\/span>, operating expenditure, operational expense, operational expenditure you use<\/span> the formula Gross Profit<\/span> – Operating Costs. Operating Expense is the bottom line structural cost of your business.It is what it costs to undertake normal business operations. This includes costs such as rent, marketing, payroll, research and development. When a business is facing headwinds, its owners and exacutives can restructure the business by making changes to its operating costs.<\/p>\n

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To get Operating Expense (OPEX), operating expenditure, operational expense, operational expenditure you use the formula Gross Profit – Operating Costs. Operating Expense is the bottom line structural cost of your business.It is what it costs to undertake normal business operations. This includes costs such as rent, marketing, payroll, research and development. 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