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Markup vs margin calculator

Charging a markup is not the same as earning that margin, and the gap is where money quietly goes. Put in what the materials cost and the markup you add, and this shows what you actually keep.

Free, no sign-up, nothing to enter but the numbers. Your figures stay in your browser.

You charge
R1,500.00
You keep
R500.00
Actual margin
33.3%

A 50% markup is a 33.3% margin — not the same number. To actually earn a 50% margin you would need a 100.0% markup.

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