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Profitability

True product cost

Batch cost divided by sellable units, plus packaging and delivery. Overhead allocations are shown separately.

Your inputs

currency / batch
currency / batch
units
%
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currency / unit
currency / unit
currency / batch
currency / unit
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Variable to solve: Batch purchase or production
Target result: Cost per unit

Only the indicated variable changes; other inputs remain fixed. The solution is checked using the direct calculation within your bounds.

Cost per unit

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Scenario result

Estimate based on your assumptions

Cost per unit€24.21
Full cost with allocations
€24.21
Sellable units
95 units
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Batch cost divided by sellable units, plus packaging and delivery. Overhead allocations are shown separately.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

C = L / [U × (1 − w)]

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