Margin and Markup Calculations

The 10bII+ can calculate cost, selling price, margin, or markup.

Table 3-6 Keys for margin and markup

Application

Keys

Description

 

 

 

Margin

À, ¼, ®

Margin is markup expressed as a

 

percent of price.

 

 

 

Markup

À, ¼, Ã

Markup calculations are expressed

 

as a percent of cost.

 

 

 

To see any value used by the margin and markup application, press vand then the key you wish to see. For example, to see the value stored as À, press .

Margin Calculations

Example

Kilowatt Electronics purchases televisions for 255. The televisions are sold for 300. What is the margin?

Table 3-7 Calculating the margin

KeysDisplay Description

GVVÀ

255.00

Stores cost in CST.

 

 

 

 

D::¼

300.00

Stores selling price in PRC.

 

 

 

 

®

15.00

Calculates margin.

 

 

 

 

Markup on Cost Calculations

Example

The standard markup on costume jewelry at Kleiner’s Kosmetique is 60%. They just received a shipment of chokers costing 19.00 each. What is the retail price per choker?

Table 3-8

Calculating the retail price

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keys

 

Display

Description

 

 

 

JdÀ

19.00

Stores cost.

 

 

 

 

 

S:Ã

60.00

Stores markup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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