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Gross Profit per Unit

See profit per unit with margin and markup percentages.

About Gross Profit per Unit

Gross profit per unit is the selling price minus the cost of the unit, while margin and markup express that profit against the price or the cost respectively. Margin and markup are easily confused but drive very different price setting, so seeing both keeps discounting and cost-up decisions straight.

Formula

Gross Profit per Unit

Gross profit = price - cost; margin = profit / price; markup = profit / cost

margin
Profit as a share of the selling price
markup
Profit as a share of the cost

Worked example

With the default values below, Gross Profit per Unit returns Gross Profit per Unit of $15.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Selling priceminimum 0
35
Cost per unitminimum 0
20
Units soldminimum 0
5,000

Results

Gross Profit per Unit
$15.00
Total Gross Profit
$75,000.00
Gross Margin
42.86%
Markup
75.00%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Gross Profit per Unit
  3. 3Gross Profit per Unit= 15.00
  4. 4Total Gross Profit= 75,000.00
  5. 5Gross Margin= 42.86
  6. 6Markup= 75.00

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 Gross Profit per Unit calculated?

Gross profit = price - cost; margin = profit / price; markup = profit / cost Gross profit per unit is the selling price minus the cost of the unit, while margin and markup express that profit against the price or the cost respectively.

Why does Gross Profit per Unit matter?

Margin and markup are easily confused but drive very different price setting, so seeing both keeps discounting and cost-up decisions straight.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Selling price, Cost per unit, Units sold. 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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