Markup and margin calculator
Margin is profit as a share of the price. Markup is profit as a share of the cost. Put in both to see each.
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The math
- Margin = (price − cost) ÷ price.
- Markup = (price − cost) ÷ cost.
- A 25% markup is a 20% margin: the same dollars, measured two ways.
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