Profit margin & markup

Profit margin & markup: use unit cost, selling price. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.

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Formula & explanation
Margin % = (revenue−cost)/revenue × 100

Variables & units

Unit cost
currency · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
Selling price
currency · minimum 0.01, maximum 1000000000000

Worked example

Cost 60 and selling price 100 gives 40% margin and 66.666667% markup.

Assumptions

Margin divides by revenue; markup divides by cost. Includes only the costs you entered.

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Practice with an example

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