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Markups vs. Margins

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Overview

Understanding the concept of markups and margins is very important, and this article briefly explains the difference.

Definition

  • The markup is the % added on top of the net price.

  • The margin is the gain/profitability based on the sales price.

  • For more details, check out the following article.

Markup & Margins within TripBuilder

Settings & Pricing:

  • All configuration options are based on defining the markup.

Customer Care:

  • To see how much profit a particular booking generates, the sales margin is shown in Customer Care for each booking.

Mathematical Formulas

Calculating Net and Sales Prices

  • sales price = net price * (1 + markup)

  • net price = sales price * (1 - margin)

Converting Markup to Margin and Vice Versa

  • markup = 1 / (1 - margin)

  • margin = 1 - (1 / markup)

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