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

Cost()Margin(%)

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

FormulaSale price = Cost ÷ (1 − Margin ÷ 100)

With the default numbersSale price = 12,000 ÷ (1 − 35 ÷ 100)

AnswerSale price = 18,462

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

QHow 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.

QCan you walk through an example?

With Cost 12,000, Margin 35%, the answer is Sale price 18,462.

QWhat do I need to enter?

Enter Cost, Margin. The result recalculates as you type, and an empty box counts as zero.

QHow 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.

QHow 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.

QAnything 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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