"amount of profit" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a portion, sum, or measure of gain or increase. For example, "We saw an impressive amount of profit this quarter."
High taxes and price controls were enforced from 1941, limiting the amount of profit that could be made and curbing profiteering.
It's the amount of profit they generate.
Further, the amount of profit that the insurance companies retain is often excessive.
This then reduces the amount of profit you will pay tax on.
"There is not a huge amount of profit there for them to keep doing that".
It creates X amount of jobs and it allows us to earn Y amount of profit.
As the number of employees grows, the amount of profit per employee shrinks.
Liberty is guaranteed a certain amount of profit for providing the service.
The amount of profit a station makes can vary based on local conditions and competition.
Look at the growth in the console business, the amount of profit that's created – it's a vibrant business.
"Even with the Olympics contract here, we were not expecting to make a huge amount of profit from it.
