Price Margin Calculator

Enter the sales price ($) and the item cost ($) into the Price Margin Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Price Margin. 

• All Margin Calculators
• Stock Margin Calculator
• Sales Margin Calculator
• Resale Price Calculator

Price Margin Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Price Margin. 

PRM = (SP - IC) / SP * 100

• Where PRM is the Price Margin (%)
• SP is the sales price ($) 
• IC is the item cost ($) 

How to Calculate Price Margin?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Price Margin.

Example Problem #1:

1. First, determine the sales price ($).
   • The sales price ($) is given as: 60.
2. Next, determine the item cost ($).
   • The item cost ($) is provided as: 30.
3. Finally, calculate the Price Margin using the equation above: 

PRM = (SP – IC) / SP * 100

The values given above are inserted into the equation below and the solution is calculated:

PRM = (60 – 30) / 60 * 100 = 50 (%)

Example Problem #2: 

For this problem, the variables required are provided below:

sales price ($) = 70

item cost ($) = 20

Test your knowledge using the equation and check your answer with the calculator above.

PRM = (SP – IC) / SP * 100 = ?