Profit Calculator
Enter the cost price and selling price to see the profit or loss in rupees and as a percentage of the cost price - exactly the way Indian textbooks teach it. Handy for checking a child's CP/SP homework or for small-business sums at home.
Enter the cost price and selling price - the profit or loss appears instantly, with the percentage worked out on the cost price the way school textbooks do it.
Parents also ask
How is profit percentage calculated?
Profit percentage is always worked out on the cost price: (selling price - cost price) / cost price x 100. Buying at ₹500 and selling at ₹650 gives a profit of ₹150, which is 30% of the cost.
What do CP and SP mean?
CP is the cost price (what you paid) and SP is the selling price (what you sold for). If SP is more than CP you made a profit; if less, a loss. Indian textbooks introduce these terms around Class 5.
How is loss percentage calculated?
The same way, on the cost price: (cost price - selling price) / cost price x 100. Buying at ₹800 and selling at ₹600 is a loss of ₹200, or 25%.
Is profit percentage the same as margin?
No. Textbook profit percentage is on the cost price, while business margin is usually on the selling price. A ₹150 profit on a ₹650 sale is a 30% profit on cost but only about a 23% margin on sales.