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Top Categories by Gross Margin
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Top Categories by Gross Margin

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to find the top-selling product categories by gross margin over the last quarter at REVOLVE. For grading, treat the last quarter as April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, include completed orders only, and exclude products without a category or unit cost.

Output

  1. Return one row per category with category, gross_margin, and margin_rank.
  2. Include the three categories with the highest gross margin, ordered by gross_margin descending and category ascending to break ties.

Schema

orders
ColumnTypeDescription
order_idPKINTUnique order identifier
order_dateDATEDate the order was placed
statusVARCHAR(20)Order processing status
order_items
ColumnTypeDescription
item_idPKINTUnique order line identifier
order_idINTReferenced order identifier
product_idINTReferenced product identifier
quantityINTUnits sold on the line
unit_priceDECIMAL(10,2)Selling price per unit
products
ColumnTypeDescription
product_idPKINTUnique product identifier
product_nameVARCHAR(100)Product name
categoryVARCHAR(50)Product category
unit_costDECIMAL(10,2)Cost per unit
Tablesordersorder_itemsproducts
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