Quantity Discount
See the price when discounts increase for buying larger quantities.
About Quantity Discount
Buying in quantity usually earns a percentage discount that lowers the unit price, and the total saving grows with the number bought. Tier discounts reward volume but only help if you actually consume the quantity, otherwise savings are wasted on excess stock.
Formula
Quantity Discount
Unit price = base x (1 - discount%); total = unit price x quantity
- base price
- The standard per-item price
Worked example
With the default values below, Quantity Discount returns Total Cost of $425.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Base price per item
- 10
- Quantityminimum 1
- 50
- Quantity discountaccepts 0–90 %
- 15 %
Results
- Total Cost
- $425.00
- Discounted Unit Price
- $8.50
- Total Saved
- $75.00
- Effective Discount
- 15.00%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Quantity Discount
- 3Total Cost= 425.00
- 4Discounted Unit Price= 8.50
- 5Total Saved= 75.00
- 6Effective Discount= 15.00
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, fees or charges 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.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Quantity Discount calculated?
Unit price = base x (1 - discount%); total = unit price x quantity Buying in quantity usually earns a percentage discount that lowers the unit price, and the total saving grows with the number bought.
Why does Quantity Discount matter?
Tier discounts reward volume but only help if you actually consume the quantity, otherwise savings are wasted on excess stock.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Base price per item, Quantity, Quantity discount. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.