Target-Margin Price Solver
Solve for the selling price that delivers your target net margin after all costs and fees.
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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.
What this tool does
Enter every cost and every fee percentage plus the net margin you want; this solver returns the exact selling price that produces that margin after fees. It is a pure algebraic solve — no recommendations are generated.
How to use the Target-Margin Price Solver
- Enter product cost and any other per-unit costs.
- Enter fixed fees per sale.
- Enter the sum of all percentage fees.
- Enter your target net margin.
- Use the required price; the check line confirms the margin.
Formula
Price = (C + O + f) ÷ (1 − p − m)
- C
- Product cost
- O
- Other per-unit costs
- f
- Fixed fees
- p
- Percentage fees
- m
- Target margin
Worked example
$15 of costs, Etsy-like fees, 30% target margin.
Inputs
- Product cost$10
- Other per-unit costs (shipping, packaging, ads)$5
- Fixed fees per sale$0.45
- Total percentage fees9.5 %
- Target net margin30 %
Result
- Required selling price$25.54
- Net profit per unit$7.66
- Total fees at that price$2.88
- Check: achieved margin30%
Results explained
- Required price
- Price that yields exactly your margin.
- Net profit
- Profit per unit at that price.
- Total fees
- Fees at the solved price.
- Achieved margin
- Verification that the math hits your target.
Frequently asked questions
Divide total cost by (1 − fee % − target margin). For $15.45 at 9.5% fees and 30% margin: $15.45 ÷ 0.605 = $25.54.
Then nothing would be left for costs; the price would be infinite.
No. A 30% margin is a 42.9% markup on total cost.
All percentage fees: marketplace commission, payment processing, affiliate commission, ad rate.
No. Round up to a price like $25.99 yourself — rounding up only increases margin.