Wholesale Discount
Apply a volume discount to list prices across a wholesale buy.
About Wholesale Discount
The per-unit cost drops by the volume discount percentage, then the total is the discounted unit price times units. Larger orders unlock tiered pricing, and comparing discounted totals decides whether hitting the next quantity tier pays off.
Formula
Wholesale Discount
Unit price = list x (1 - volume%)
- volume%
- Discount granted for ordering in bulk
Worked example
With the default values below, Wholesale Discount returns Discounted Unit Price of $4.25. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- List price per unit
- 5
- Volume discountaccepts 0–100 %
- 15 %
- Unitsminimum 1
- 200
Results
- Discounted Unit Price
- $4.25
- Total Cost
- $850.00
- Total Saved
- $150.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Wholesale Discount
- 3Discounted Unit Price= 4.25
- 4Total Cost= 850.00
- 5Total Saved= 150.00
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 Wholesale Discount calculated?
Unit price = list x (1 - volume%) The per-unit cost drops by the volume discount percentage, then the total is the discounted unit price times units.
Why does Wholesale Discount matter?
Larger orders unlock tiered pricing, and comparing discounted totals decides whether hitting the next quantity tier pays off.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: List price per unit, Volume discount, Units. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.