Markup Calculator
Calculate markup percentage, markup amount, and selling price from your cost price. This free markup calculator makes product pricing and business calculations quick and simple.
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Markup Calculator
A markup calculator helps you determine how much to add to the cost of a product before setting its selling price. It is useful for retailers, wholesalers, business owners, online sellers, and anyone who needs to set prices based on a desired markup.
Enter the cost price and markup percentage above. The calculator will show the markup amount and the resulting selling price.
What Is Markup?
Markup is the amount added to the cost of a product to establish its selling price. Markup is normally expressed as a percentage of the original cost.
Markup Formula
To calculate the markup amount, multiply the cost price by the markup percentage divided by 100.
Once the markup amount is calculated, add it to the original cost to find the selling price.
Markup Example
Suppose a product costs $100 and you want to apply a 25% markup.
The markup amount is $100 × 25 ÷ 100 = $25.
Add the $25 markup to the $100 cost price.
The final selling price is $125.
How to Calculate Markup Percentage
If you already know the cost price and selling price, you can calculate the markup percentage by first finding the markup amount.
Markup vs Profit
Markup and profit are related but they are not exactly the same. Markup is the amount added to the cost to establish a selling price. Profit is what remains after costs are deducted from revenue.
Markup vs Profit Margin
Markup percentage uses the cost price as its base, while profit margin uses the selling price as its base.
For example, if a product costs $100 and sells for $125, the markup is 25%. However, the profit margin is 20% because the $25 profit is divided by the $125 selling price.
When Should You Use a Markup Calculator?
- Setting product prices
- Calculating retail markup
- Finding wholesale pricing
- Planning product profit
- Calculating selling prices
- Checking markup percentage
- Comparing product prices
- Planning business pricing
- Calculating retail profit
- Setting prices for online products
How Do You Add a 20% Markup?
To add a 20% markup, multiply the cost price by 0.20 and add the result to the original cost. A product costing $100 would have a $20 markup and a selling price of $120.
How Do You Add a 50% Markup?
A 50% markup means adding half of the original cost to the product price. If the cost is $100, the markup is $50 and the resulting selling price is $150.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a markup calculator?
A markup calculator determines the markup amount and selling price based on the cost of a product and the desired markup percentage.
What is the markup formula?
Markup amount equals cost price multiplied by markup percentage divided by 100. The selling price is then the cost price plus the markup amount.
How do I calculate a 25% markup?
Multiply the cost price by 0.25 to find the markup amount, then add that amount to the cost price.
What is the difference between markup and margin?
Markup is calculated from cost, while profit margin is calculated from selling price. They use different bases even when they describe the same profit amount.
Can I calculate selling price with markup?
Yes. Enter the cost price and desired markup percentage to calculate the selling price automatically.
Is this markup calculator free?
Yes. This online markup calculator is free to use and does not require an account or software installation.