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Cost Price from Selling Price and Profit Calculator

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Cost price

₹1,000.00

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How to use the Cost Price from Selling Price and Profit Calculator

The Cost Price from Selling Price and Profit Calculator works out your cost price in an instant. Enter selling price and profit percentage (on cost) and the result updates as you type — it is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser so your figures stay private.

  1. Enter the selling price.
  2. Enter the profit percentage (on cost).
  3. Read off your cost price — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

Formula

The Cost Price from Selling Price and Profit Calculator uses the formula:

Cost price = Selling price ÷ (1 + Profit percentage (on cost) ÷ 100)

Worked example

For example, with selling price of 1,200 and profit percentage (on cost) of 2%, the cost price is ₹1,000.00.

Inputs used
Selling price 1,200
Profit percentage (on cost) 2%
Results
Cost price ₹1,000.00

Results are estimates for educational use, not professional advice.

Key terms explained

Percentage
A number expressed as a fraction of 100, written with the % sign.

Frequently asked questions

Divide the selling price by one plus the profit rate. A 1,200 sale at 20% profit means a 1,000 cost.

Profit is a percentage of cost, not of the selling price, so dividing reverses it correctly.

Enter a negative profit percentage, and the formula still gives the cost price.

Multiply the cost by one plus the profit rate; it should return the selling price.

The Cost Price from Selling Price and Profit Calculator uses the formula: Cost price = Selling price ÷ (1 + Profit percentage (on cost) ÷ 100). For example, with selling price of 1,200 and profit percentage (on cost) of 2%, the cost price is ₹1,000.00.

Enter the selling price. Enter the profit percentage (on cost). Read off your cost price — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

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