Price for Target Margin
For a 35% margin you divide cost by 0.65 — you do not add 35% to cost. Adding falls short of the target.
Your numbers
Sale price
18,462
Profit
6,462
Formula
Sale price = Cost ÷ (1 − Margin ÷ 100)
Margin can never reach 100%. Push the target past 90% and the required price climbs very fast.
What to enter
| Input | Default | Accepted range |
|---|---|---|
| CostWhat it cost you to buy or make. Sale price minus this is profit. | 12,000 | 0 and up |
| Margin (%)Profit divided by the sale price. It can never exceed 100%. | 35 | 0 ~ 99 |
Step by step
Quick reference table
Results when only Cost changes and everything else stays put.
| Cost | Sale price | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 6,000 | 9,231 | 3,231 |
| 9,000 | 13,846 | 4,846 |
| 12,000 | 18,462 | 6,462 |
| 18,000 | 27,692 | 9,692 |
| 24,000 | 36,923 | 12,923 |
What each result means
| Result | At default values |
|---|---|
| Sale priceWhat you actually hand over at the till, after the discount. | 18,462 |
| ProfitSale price minus cost. | 6,462 |
Common mistakes
Margin can never reach 100%. Push the target past 90% and the required price climbs very fast.
Glossary
- Cost
- What it cost you to buy or make. Sale price minus this is profit.
- Margin
- Profit divided by the sale price. It can never exceed 100%.
- Sale price
- What you actually hand over at the till, after the discount.
- Profit
- Sale price minus cost.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How is Price for Target Margin calculated?
Sale price = Cost ÷ (1 − Margin ÷ 100) — For a 35% margin you divide cost by 0.65 — you do not add 35% to cost. Adding falls short of the target.
Q. Can you walk through an example?
With Cost 12,000, Margin 35%, the answer is Sale price 18,462.
Q. What do I need to enter?
Enter Cost, Margin. The result recalculates as you type, and an empty box counts as zero.
Q. How much does the answer move if I change a number?
Changing only Cost moves the answer to Cost 6,000 → Sale price 9,231 and Cost 24,000 → Sale price 36,923. The table below lays out five steps.
Q. How are the numbers rounded?
Money is shown to the nearest whole unit, percentages to one decimal place and everything else to two. What you see is rounded; the calculation itself carries the unrounded value forward.
Q. Anything to watch out for?
Margin can never reach 100%. Push the target past 90% and the required price climbs very fast.
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