{"id":39,"date":"2015-05-29T09:38:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T07:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpcalc.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:51:59","slug":"markup-cost-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/finance\/markup-cost-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Markup Cost Price Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"not-prose calculator-box\" aria-labelledby=\"calculator-title\"><div class=\"flex items-baseline sm:items-center justify-between gap-2 sm:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center gap-2\"><span class=\"icon icon-calculator text-primary-700! text-base! dark:text-primary-300!\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2 class=\"text-lg font-display font-bold\">Cost Price from Markup Calculator<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"relative group inline-block\">\n  <button class=\"favorite\" id=\"favorite\" data-favorite-id=\"39\" data-favorite-title=\"Markup Cost Price\" data-favorite-url=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/finance\/markup-cost-price\/\" data-favorite-excerpt=\"This calculator helps you determine the original cost price of a product based on its selling price and markup percentage. It\u2019s essential for business owners, retailers, and sellers who need to calculate how much they paid for a product before applying a markup.\" aria-label=\"Add to Favorites\" data-favorite-icon=\"icon icon-savings\">\n    <span class=\"icon icon-shape-star-empty\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n  <div class=\"absolute right-full -translate-y-1\/2 top-1\/2 mr-2 w-max max-w-xs px-3 py-2 bg-gray-800 text-white text-xs rounded shadow-lg opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200 z-10 pointer-events-none\">\n   <span class=\"favorite-tooltip\" id=\"favorite-tooltip\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><form action=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/finance\/markup-cost-price\/\" method=\"POST\" class=\"calculator\" id=\"calculator-39\" data-post=\"39\"><fieldset class=\"fieldset-input\"><legend class=\"sr-only\">Input Fields<\/legend><div class=\"field has-term\" id=\"input-1\"><label for=\"field-1\">Cost price<\/label><div class=\"term\">C<\/div>  <div class=\"absolute bottom-0 left-16 top-8 w-2 h-0.5 bg-blue-500\"><\/div><input type=\"number\" name=\"cost_price\" id=\"field-1\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.01\" value=\"100\"\/><div class=\"unit\">$<\/div><small>Enter the original cost of the product<\/small><\/div><div class=\"field has-term\" id=\"input-2\"><label for=\"field-2\">Markup percentage<\/label><div class=\"term\">M<\/div>  <div class=\"absolute bottom-0 left-16 top-8 w-2 h-0.5 bg-blue-500\"><\/div><input type=\"number\" name=\"markup_percentage\" id=\"field-2\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"20\"\/><div class=\"unit\">%<\/div><small>Enter the markup as a percentage of the cost price<\/small><\/div><\/fieldset><div class=\"buttons\"><button type=\"submit\" data-text=\"Re-Calculate\" id=\"calculate-button\" data-post=\"39\">Calculate<\/button><button type=\"reset\">Reset<\/button><\/div><div class=\"field is-checkbox hidden!\" id=\"field-auto-calc\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"auto-calc\"><label for=\"auto-calc\">Calculate automatically<\/label><small>If enabled, the result will update automatically when you change any value.<\/small><\/div><div class=\"fieldset-result is-hidden\" aria-labelledby=\"result-title\" aria-live=\"polite\" role=\"region\"> <h3 class=\"result-title bg-gradient-to-r from-primary-50 to-gray-50 dark:from-primary-900 dark:to-gray-800\" id=\"result-title\"><span class=\"icon icon-s-pulse\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> Your Results<\/h3><div class=\"result-box\"><div class=\"field-result\" id=\"output-1\"><span class=\"field-title\"><span>Selling Price<\/span><\/span><span class=\"field-value\" id=\"result-1\" data-unit=\"$\"><\/span><button class=\"copy-result\" data-tooltip=\"Copy Result\"><span class=\"copy-icon icon icon-document-copy\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><a href=\"#respond\" class=\"hidden transition-opacity duration-300 opacity-0 w-50 text-sm justify-center items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-300\" 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text-3xl\">\ud83d\ude1e <\/span><span class=\"reaction-description font-medium\">Disappointed <\/span><\/button><button class=\"reaction-btn flex flex-col items-center gap-1 text-sm text-gray-700 hover:text-primary-600 cursor-pointer transition-transform hover:scale-105\" data-reaction=\"inaccurate\"><span class=\"reaction-count\" data-reaction-count=\"inaccurate\">0<\/span><span class=\"reaction text-3xl\">\u274c <\/span><span class=\"reaction-description font-medium\">Inaccurate <\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"reaction-message\" class=\"hidden mt-8 rounded-md border border-primary-100 bg-white\/50 backdrop-blur-sm px-4 py-2 text-sm text-center shadow-sm\"><\/div><\/section><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center; margin: 32px 0;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1721569815777345\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6317458308\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p><section class=\"formula-box\" aria-labelledby=\"formula-title\">\r\n\t<div id=\"formula-title\" class=\"not-prose font-display mb-4\"><span class=\"icon icon-formula\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2>Cost Price Calculation from Markup Formula<\/h2><\/div>\r\n\t<figure class=\"not-prose formula\">\r\n\t\t<figcaption class=\"formula-title\">Formula<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-base text-gray-800\" id=\"formula\">\n$$\\text{Cost Price} = \\frac{\\text{Selling Price}}{1 + \\left( \\frac{\\text{Markup \\%}}{100} \\right)}$$\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Selling Price<\/strong> is the final price at which the product is sold<\/li>\n<li><strong>Markup %<\/strong> is the percentage added to the cost price<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost Price<\/strong> is the original price before markup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n<\/section><br \/>\nMarkup pricing is a common strategy in retail and commerce where a product\u2019s cost price is increased by a percentage to ensure profit. This calculator reverses that logic \u2014 it lets you find out how much a product originally cost before markup was applied. It\u2019s particularly useful when you know the retail price and markup rate but need to determine the base cost for accounting, pricing strategy, or supplier negotiation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This calculator helps you determine the original cost price of a product based on its selling price and markup percentage. 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