Dealer margin

Type purchase and selling. 85000 and 94900 give 9 900,00. 72000 and 80000 give 8 000,00. 110000 and 120000 give 10 000,00. A difference, not %.

Not a percent margin. The main result is selling minus purchase. Percent and mark-up sit aside and stay out of the examples.

Input data

Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

Dealer margin in this calculator is selling minus purchase. 94900 − 85000 = 9900. The result is 9 900,00, with a thousands space and two places. 80000 − 72000 gives 8 000,00. 120000 − 110000 gives 10 000,00. No currency in the number.

Field a is the purchase price. Field b is the selling price. Order matters. 85000 − 94900 would be a negative difference. The examples keep selling higher.

Beside the result sit margin % and mark-up %. 9 900,00 / 94900 is about 10.4 %. The examples do not take those fields. The main number stays 9 900,00.

Car depreciation runs a value decay. TCO stacks ownership. Here two prices and a difference. 85000 and 94900 stay 9 900,00 with no instalment and no service.

Type 85000 and 94900, then Calculate. A comma in 94900.5 parses. A subtraction sketch, not an importer contract.

85000 and 94900 give 9 900,00. 72000 and 80000 give 8 000,00. 110000 and 120000 give 10 000,00. Another selling price at 85000 changes the result.

Formula

margin = selling − purchase

How to use

  1. Type the purchase price, for example 85000.
  2. Type the selling price, for example 94900.
  3. Click Calculate. The main result is 9 900,00.
  4. 72000 and 80000 give 8 000,00. 110000 and 120000 give 10 000,00.
  5. The percent beside it is a side note. The examples take the difference only.

94900 − 85000 = 9 900,00

Margin = selling − purchase. 85000 and 94900 give 9 900,00. This is not a percent.

margin
The difference of two prices. 85000 and 94900 show 9 900,00. Not a % share.
purchase
Field a. 72000 at selling 80000 gives 8 000,00.
selling
Field b. 120000 at purchase 110000 gives 10 000,00.

Examples

Example 1

  • purchase 85000
  • selling 94900

9 900,00

What dealer margin at 85000 and 94900? 9 900,00. A cash difference, not %.

Example 2

  • purchase 72000
  • selling 80000

8 000,00

What margin at 72000 and 80000? 8 000,00.

Example 3

  • purchase 110000
  • selling 120000

10 000,00

What margin at 110000 and 120000? 10 000,00.

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Common questions

What dealer margin at 85000 and 94900?

9 900,00. 94900 − 85000 = 9900. Two places, no currency.

What about 72000 and 80000?

8 000,00. 80000 − 72000 = 8000.

What about 110000 and 120000?

10 000,00. 120000 − 110000 = 10000.

Is 9 900,00 a percent?

No. The main result is the difference. The percent sits aside.

Which field is purchase?

Field a. Field b is selling. Swap them and the difference changes sign.

Do the examples take mark-up %?

No. They take 9 900,00 from the main result.

Is 9 900,00 profit after prep?

No. Two prices. Floorplan and prep sit outside the formula.

How is this different from TCO?

TCO stacks ownership. Here 85000 and 94900 stay 9 900,00.

Does a comma in 94900.5 work?

Yes. 94900.5 − 85000 gives another difference than 9 900,00.

Knowledge sources

Use, cost or emissions come from your numbers. Below are FuelEconomy.gov, EPA and SI terms.

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