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Profitability

Selling price and margin

Margin uses sales after commissions; markup uses cost. Price rounds up to preserve the target margin.

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currency / unit
%
%
currency / order
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units / order
currency / order
%
0 = no; 1 = yes
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Variable to solve: Margin on sales
Target result: Selling price

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

Selling price

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Scenario result

Estimate based on your assumptions

Selling price€32.31
Price with manual tax
€32.31
Contribution
€9.69
Margin on sales
30 %
Markup on cost
53.86 %
Commission cost
€1.62
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Margin uses sales after commissions; markup uses cost. Price rounds up to preserve the target margin.

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

P = (C + f) / (1 − m − c)

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