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8 free calculators

Price, margin, and profit calculators

Eight calculations every business owner should run before granting a discount, joining a marketplace, or setting a target. Every result comes with a plain-language diagnosis — no accountant jargon.

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01

Selling price and markup calculator

Think of the price as 100%. Each percentage below is a slice of it. What is left is the markup divisor.

R$
%
%
%
%
%

Overhead ÷ revenue

%
Ideal selling price
Markup divisor
1,0000
Markup multiplier
Minimum price (zero profit)

Fill in the unit cost and the percentages charged on the sale to see the price and the diagnosis.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

02

Contribution margin calculator

Contribution margin is what remains from a sale after everything that only exists because you sold.

R$
R$
%
units
Contribution margin
Contribution margin %
Monthly contribution

Enter your current price and the unit cost to see what really remains on each sale.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

03

Break-even calculator

The minimum revenue for the company not to lose money — the floor under any sales target.

R$
%
R$
R$
Break-even revenue
Sales needed
Margin of safety

Enter your monthly fixed expenses and contribution margin to find the revenue that breaks even.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

04

Profit target calculator

“I want to earn R$ 100k a month.” Great — how much revenue does that take?

R$
R$
%
R$
Required revenue
Break-even point
Growth needed

Tell us how much you want to earn monthly, what the structure costs, and your margin — the math returns the required revenue.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

05

Cost of discount calculator

A discount does not come out of the price: it comes out of profit. See how much extra volume it takes to break even.

%
%
R$
Extra volume needed
Margin after discount
Discounted price
Profit lost per sale

Enter your contribution margin and the discount you usually give. The result is usually a shock.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

06

Sales channel comparator

Own store, marketplace, sales rep, and distributor each charge you differently. Compare the real margin of each.

R$
%
Own store
R$
%
R$
Margin per unit
Margin %
Marketplace
R$
%
R$
Margin per unit
Margin %
Sales rep
R$
%
R$
Margin per unit
Margin %
Distributor
R$
%
R$
Margin per unit
Margin %

Fill in the unit cost and the price in each channel to see where your product actually makes money.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

07

Service pricing calculator

In services, your inventory is the calendar. Price is driven by the cost of the hours you can actually bill.

R$

Salaries, payroll taxes, owner pay

R$

Rent, software, accountant

h
%

How much of the calendar becomes an invoice

%
%
Reference price per hour
Cost per billable hour
Billable hours per month

Enter the monthly team cost, available hours, and how many are truly billable to find your hourly cost.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

08

Scenario simulator

What if I raise the price 10% and lose a few sales? Compare price and volume across three scenarios.

R$
%
R$
Current
R$
units
Scenario A
R$
units
Scenario B
R$
units
ScenarioRevenueMarginBreak-evenBottom line
Current
Scenario A
Scenario B

Fill in the current scenario and up to two alternatives to compare revenue, margin, break-even, and bottom line.

Export the data, results, and diagnosis as PDF, Excel (XLSX), or CSV.

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In The Language of Business you learn where each of these calculations comes from and how to use them in your company's routine.