Example 2: If an item sells for $21.00 and has a markup of 50%, what is its cost? What is the margin?

 

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21.00

Selling price.

 

 

 

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50.00

Markup (%).

 

 

 

 

14.00

Cost.

 

 

 

 

50

 

50.00

 

 

 

 

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33.33

Margin (%).

 

 

 

The following HP 12C program may be helpful for repetitive calculations of selling price and costs as well as conversions between markup and margin.

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