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Cost-Plus Price

Set a selling price by adding a markup to your cost.

About Cost-Plus Price

Cost-plus pricing builds the price by applying a percentage markup to the unit cost, guaranteeing a fixed profit per unit regardless of volume. Simple and predictable, cost-plus is fair for bespoke jobs but ignores what the market will accept, so it works best alongside competitive checks.

Formula

Cost-Plus Price

Price = cost x (1 + markup%)

markup
Percentage profit added on top of the cost

Worked example

With the default values below, Cost-Plus Price returns Selling Price of $18.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Cost per unitminimum 0
12
Markupaccepts 0–1,000 %
50 %
Units to sellminimum 0
1,000

Results

Selling Price
$18.00
Profit per Unit
$6.00
Total Revenue
$18,000.00
Total Profit
$6,000.00

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Cost-Plus Price
  3. 3Selling Price= 18.00
  4. 4Profit per Unit= 6.00
  5. 5Total Revenue= 18,000.00
  6. 6Total Profit= 6,000.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is Cost-Plus Price calculated?

Price = cost x (1 + markup%) Cost-plus pricing builds the price by applying a percentage markup to the unit cost, guaranteeing a fixed profit per unit regardless of volume.

Why does Cost-Plus Price matter?

Simple and predictable, cost-plus is fair for bespoke jobs but ignores what the market will accept, so it works best alongside competitive checks.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Cost per unit, Markup, Units to sell. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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