Margin Calculator

Enter the selling price and cost to calculate your profit margin percentage. A key metric for evaluating product profitability and pricing strategy.

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Margin

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How to Use the Margin Calculator

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Enter the selling price.

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Enter the cost.

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View the profit margin percentage.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is margin calculated?
Margin = ((Price - Cost) / Price) Γ— 100. It represents profit as a percentage of the selling price.
What is a good profit margin?
It varies widely. Software companies may have 70-90% margins while retail typically sees 25-50%.
Margin vs markup?
A 50% markup (cost $10, price $15) equals a 33.3% margin. Margin is always lower than markup for the same transaction.

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