Cost Plus Calculator

Calculate cost-plus selling price, markup, profit, margin, total cost, overhead, labor, materials, and total revenue. Use this calculator to price products or services by adding a profit amount or markup percentage to your costs.

Calculate Cost Plus Price

Cost-plus pricing adds profit to total cost. Selling price = total cost + markup or target profit.
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How the cost plus calculator works

Cost plus markup:
Add a percentage above total cost to calculate selling price.

Cost plus target profit:
Add a fixed profit amount to total cost.

Cost plus target margin:
Calculate the selling price needed to reach a desired profit margin.

Total project price:
Calculate per-unit price, total revenue, and total profit based on quantity.

Why use a cost plus calculator?

A cost plus calculator helps make sure pricing covers all costs and includes profit. It is useful for contractors, service providers, makers, retailers, wholesalers, and small business owners.

It can also help compare markup pricing, target profit pricing, and margin-based pricing side by side.

What your result means

Your result shows the selling price, total cost, profit, markup, margin, revenue, and project totals when applicable. A higher selling price increases profit, but the final price should still make sense for your market and customers.

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Frequently asked questions

What is cost-plus pricing?

Cost-plus pricing is a method where you add a profit amount or markup percentage to total cost to create a selling price.

What costs should be included?

You should include materials, labor, overhead, packaging, fees, and any other costs needed to produce or deliver the product or service.

Is cost-plus pricing the same as markup?

Markup is one type of cost-plus pricing. Cost-plus pricing can also use a fixed target profit or a desired margin.

What is the difference between markup and margin?

Markup compares profit to cost. Margin compares profit to the selling price.