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Margin Calculator

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Margin Calculator

Live answer35%profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33
Live result35%profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33
Formula used

Net selling price = selling price × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit per item = net selling price − cost price. Gross margin percentage = gross profit ÷ net selling price × 100. Markup percentage = gross profit ÷ cost price × 100. Target selling price = cost price ÷ (1 − target margin percent ÷ 100).

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Margin Calculator: 35%. profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33

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Net selling price = selling price × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit per item = net selling price − cost price. Gross margin percentage = gross profit ÷ net selling price × 100. Markup percentage = gross profit ÷ cost price × 100. Target selling price = cost price ÷ (1 − target margin percent ÷ 100).
  1. Apply the formulaNet selling price = selling price × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit per item = net selling price − cost price. Gross margin percentage = gross profit ÷ net selling price × 100. Markup percentage = gross profit ÷ cost price × 100. Target selling price = cost price ÷ (1 − target margin percent ÷ 100).35%profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33

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Current inputs in the calculation

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Selling price
100 per item
Enter the listed or intended selling price before any optional discount.
Cost price
65 per item
Enter direct cost, buy-in cost or cost of goods sold for one item.
Quantity
10 items
Optional quantity for quote, batch, classroom or approval records.
Discount from selling price
0 %
Optional customer discount before margin is calculated on the net selling price.
Target gross margin
40 %
Optional target margin used to show the required selling price for the entered cost.

Resulting answer

35%

profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33

Answer
35%
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profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33

Assumptions used

What this answer assumes

Best for product pricing, trade quotes, wholesale checks, quote approvals, classroom business maths and margin review records where price, cost, discount and target margin need to stay visible together.

  • Gross margin is measured against selling price or revenue, not against cost.
  • Cost price should include the direct cost basis you want tested: product cost, materials, landed cost or COGS. Overhead, labour, platform fees, returns and taxes are not added unless you include them in the cost input.
  • The optional discount reduces selling price before margin is calculated, because margin should be checked on the net revenue actually kept.
  • Markup is shown as a cross-check because markup and margin use different denominators and are not interchangeable.
  • This page is arithmetic for planning, quoting and classroom records. It is not accounting, tax, legal or pricing-strategy advice.

Master’s Tip

How to use the result well

Master’s Tip: print net selling price, cost and gross profit on separate lines. If a discount is approved later, the margin should be recalculated from the discounted revenue, not from the original shelf price.

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Selling price
100 per item
Enter the listed or intended selling price before any optional discount.
Cost price
65 per item
Enter direct cost, buy-in cost or cost of goods sold for one item.
Quantity
10 items
Optional quantity for quote, batch, classroom or approval records.
Discount from selling price
0 %
Optional customer discount before margin is calculated on the net selling price.

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35%

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35%profit/item $35 · markup 53.85% · 10 items = $350 · target price $108.33

Inputs

Selling price
100 per item
Cost price
65 per item
Quantity
10 items
Discount from selling price
0 %
Target gross margin
40 %

Method

Net selling price = selling price × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit per item = net selling price − cost price. Gross margin percentage = gross profit ÷ net selling price × 100. Markup percentage = gross profit ÷ cost price × 100. Target selling price = cost price ÷ (1 − target margin percent ÷ 100).

  1. For a 100 selling price, 65 cost and no discount, gross profit = 100 − 65 = 35. Gross margin = 35 ÷ 100 × 100 = 35%. Markup = 35 ÷ 65 × 100 ≈ 53.85%. Ten items produce 350 gross profit before overhead, tax or other costs.

Assumptions

  • Gross margin is measured against selling price or revenue, not against cost.
  • Cost price should include the direct cost basis you want tested: product cost, materials, landed cost or COGS. Overhead, labour, platform fees, returns and taxes are not added unless you include them in the cost input.
  • The optional discount reduces selling price before margin is calculated, because margin should be checked on the net revenue actually kept.
  • Markup is shown as a cross-check because markup and margin use different denominators and are not interchangeable.

Notes

Use this space on the printed report for client, supplier, classroom, job-location, measurement, quote or approval notes.

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