GFS Design System — Margin Calculator

01 Margin and Markup Calculator Cost, sell price, margin %, markup %, profit per unit

Input

Cost per Unit ($)

Sell Price per Unit ($)

Results

Margin %

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(sell - cost) / sell

Markup %

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(sell - cost) / cost

Profit per Unit

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sell - cost

Reverse Calculator: Target Margin to Sell Price

Cost per Unit ($)

Target Margin (%)

Required Sell Price

■ Margin = (Sell - Cost) / Sell. Markup = (Sell - Cost) / Cost. Margin is always lower than markup for the same transaction.

02 Per Case / Per Pallet / Per Truck Scaling Scale unit-level margin to case, pallet, and truckload

Profit per Unit ($)

Units per Case

Cases per Pallet

Pallets per Truck

Per Unit

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Per Case

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Per Pallet

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Per Truck

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■ Standard full truck: 20 pallets x 40 cases/pallet = 800 cases = 9,600 units (at 12/case).

03 CME-Linked Cheese Calculator CME barrel price + premiums + freight = landed cost, then margin

CME Cost Build-Up

CME Barrel Price ($/lb)

Moisture Premium ($/lb)

Freight ($/lb)

Other Adders ($/lb)

Case Weight (lbs)

Margin on Landed Cost

Sell Price per lb ($)

Landed Cost $/lb

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Cost per Case

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Margin %

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Profit $/lb

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■ CME barrel cheddar pricing tied to trailing week average + 35% moisture premium bracket (Bongards).

04 Customer Tier Pricing Price at each tier for a given cost

Cost per Unit ($)

Tier Configuration

          Enterprise: 8% margin | Preferred: 15% | Standard: 22% | Spot: 30%
        

Custom Margins

■ Enterprise = high-volume committed accounts. Spot = one-time or uncontracted purchases.

05 Break-Even Calculator Fixed costs + variable cost = break-even volume

Fixed Costs ($)

Variable Cost/Unit ($)

Sell Price/Unit ($)

Contribution Margin

Break-Even Volume

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units to cover fixed costs

Break-Even Revenue

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total revenue at break-even

Contribution per Unit

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sell price - variable cost

■ Break-even = Fixed Costs / (Sell Price - Variable Cost). Units below this volume operate at a loss.

06 Volume Discount Modeler Price x quantity tiers with total revenue/margin at each tier

Cost per Unit ($)

Base Price per Unit ($)

Discount Tiers

          Edit quantities and discounts below
        

Tier Configuration

Tier 1 Qty 0% off

Tier 2 Qty 5% off

Tier 3 Qty 10% off

Tier 4 Qty 15% off

Tier 5 Qty 20% off

■ Optimal tier maximizes total gross profit (revenue - cost). Green row highlights the best margin-to-volume ratio.

07 Comparison Mode Side-by-side two products or two customers

Product / Customer A

Name

Cost per Unit ($)

Sell Price per Unit ($)

Volume (units/month)

Margin %

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Monthly Profit

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Product / Customer B

Name

Cost per Unit ($)

Sell Price per Unit ($)

Volume (units/month)

Margin %

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Monthly Profit

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■ Compare any two products, customers, or scenarios side-by-side. Winner determined by monthly profit.