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Price the work so the margin is not a surprise
Cost plus hope is not a price. Freelancers and shop owners mix markup and margin, then wonder why a “30 percent” job barely pays. Margin is profit as a share of the selling price; markup is profit as a share of cost. A profit margin calculator keeps those two from swapping places in a quote.
Why this is worth doing in the browser
A spreadsheet cell named “percent” does not tell you which percent. The DevNestro Profit Margin Calculator computes profit, margin, markup, and selling price from the story you actually have: you know cost and want a price, or you know price and want the margin. Use it before you send a proposal or print a tag.
How to use the tool
Enter cost and either the target margin, markup, or selling price, then read the labelled outputs. Use the Discount Calculator when you are the buyer. Use the Percentage Calculator for a generic percent that is not a price.
- Put every direct cost in the cost box, including the boring ones.
- Decide whether your target is margin or markup before you type a percent.
- Check selling price against what the market will bear after the math is honest.
- Save the quote in your own files; this page is not an invoicing system.
Privacy
Business figures stay in the session. DevNestro does not store a product catalogue or connect to your accounting software.
Quote the margin you meant. Open the Profit Margin Calculator and send a price that still works after the cost is real.