Seller and business calculators: guides

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• I buy from a supplier in US dollars and sell in dirhams; how do I calculate my margin correctly?The currency picker is display-only and converts nothing, so cost and price must be in one currency. How to convert a dollar cost at the rate you actually paid.
• How much can I spend on ads per order and still make a profit?Your profit per unit before ads is the most you can pay to win one order without a loss. How to find that ceiling and what margin is left after your real ad cost.
• The calculator says I make 30% but the money reaching my bank is far less; what am I missing?The calculator compares one product's cost and price. A checklist of what sits outside that (fees, shipping, returns, ads, VAT) and how to add it to see your real margin.
• If I sell one product at a loss to attract customers, how do I know whether add-on sales cover it?A loss leader sells below cost on purpose, hoping buyers add a profitable item. How to size the loss, the add-on's profit and the share of buyers you need.
• Does pricing at 99 instead of 100 really change my margin?One unit off the price looks harmless, but all of it comes out of profit. When it barely matters, when it takes a tenth of your profit, and how many extra sales repay it.
• Is it safe to type my supplier costs into an online margin calculator?Your buying prices are some of your most sensitive data. What happens to the numbers you type into this margin calculator, and how to check they never leave your device.
• My supplier promised 40% profit at the recommended retail price; why does the calculator show less?When a distributor says 'you make 40%', they may mean markup on your cost, not margin on the retail price. How to check the offer and what to ask before you sign.
• I sell perfume and oud in small decant bottles; how do I calculate the margin per bottle?From the full bottle's price to the cost of each small decant: cost per ml, the empty bottle and label, loss while decanting, then the margin for each size you sell.
• I buy by the carton and sell by the piece; how do I calculate the margin?Margin compares the cost of one unit with the price of one unit. How to turn a carton price into a per-piece cost, and why to divide by sellable pieces only.
• How do I account for returns when I calculate my margin?Returns cost you shipping, handling and sometimes a product you cannot resell. How to spread that cost over the sales you kept, and what it does to your margin.
• Which costs belong in the cost field: just the purchase price, or packaging and rent too?The cost field is for expenses that repeat with every unit you sell, not rent or subscriptions. A simple rule to tell them apart, and what packaging does to margin.
• If I run a 25% White Friday sale, how much margin do I have left?A discount comes straight out of profit, so 25% off can take more than half of what you make per unit. Find your sale-price margin and how many extra sales you need.
• My supplier raised prices by 10%; how much does my margin drop if I keep my selling price?A 10% rise in cost is not a 10% cut in profit. See how much a supplier increase takes from your margin, and which price restores the margin or keeps profit per unit.
• Can I use the margin calculator for a whole month's sales instead of one product?The formula does not care whether the numbers are for one item or a month. Get your store's gross margin from cost of goods sold and total sales.
• How do I set my Noon price if the commission on my statement is 15%?Take the commission rate and fixed fee from your own Noon statement, enter them with your margin, and get a price that covers the cut and keeps the profit you planned.
• How do I price for Amazon.sa when I pay both a referral percentage and a fixed fulfilment fee?The referral fee is a percentage of price; the fulfilment fee is a fixed amount per unit. Put each in its own field for a price that covers both, counted once.
• How do I price products on Shopify when the payment provider takes a percentage plus a fixed amount per transaction?Payment providers take a percentage plus a fixed amount per transaction. Enter each part in its own field and see why the fixed part hits cheap products hardest.
• I run a home kitchen selling through delivery apps; how do I price a dish after the app's commission?Ingredients are the cost, packaging a fixed fee, delivery is on the app, and commission comes off the menu price. Here is how to price a dish that still pays you.
• Why does my price come out at two and a half times cost with 30% fees and a 30% margin?With 30% fees and a 30% margin only 40% of the price is left to cover cost, so price is cost divided by 0.4. Each extra point pushes the price up faster than the last.
• If I offer free shipping, how much do I need to raise the product price to keep my margin?Free shipping lifts the required price by more than the shipping cost, because fees and margin also apply to the added amount. Work out the gap before you announce it.
• How do I build a cash-on-delivery fee into my selling price?A COD fee is a fixed amount per order. Enter it in fixed fees, compare the price with and without it, then choose one price for everyone or a charge for COD orders only.
• Should I use margin mode or markup mode in the selling-price calculator, and how different are the prices?The same percentage gives two prices: a 30% margin gives 100 and a 30% markup gives 83.33 from identical inputs. See what each mode measures and which fits how you think.
• How do I set a wholesale price for shops that buy from me in bulk?Wholesale means no marketplace fee, delivery spread over many units and a lower margin. Enter them as they are to get the trade price and its gap to retail.
• How much should I charge on a freelance platform so I actually receive my target amount after its cut?The platform takes its cut from what the client pays, not from what you want. To net 800 with a 20% cut, charge 1000, not 960. Here is how to work it out exactly.