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Profit, Loss, Discount and Different Prices Formulas

Important profit and loss formulas

Profit = SP - CP
Loss = CP - SP
Profit% = Profit CP × 100
Loss% = Loss CP × 100
SP = ( 100 + Profit% 100 ) × CP
CP = ( 100 100 + Profit% ) × SP
SP= ( 100 - Loss% 100 ) × CP
CP = ( 100 100 - Loss% ) × SP
Discount = MP - SP
Discount% = Discount MP × 100
SP = MP - Discount
MP = SP + Discount
SP = ( 100 - Discount% 100 ) × MP
MP = ( 100 100 - Discount% ) × SP
SP = ( 100 - d 1 100 ) ( 100 - d 2 100 ) ( 100 - d 3 100 ) × MP
Single discount as percent = MP - SP

Abbreviations:

SP ⇒ selling price
CP ⇒ cost price
MP ⇒ marked price
d ⇒ discount
d1 ⇒ first discount %age
d2 ⇒ second discount %age
d3 ⇒ third discount %age

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Last updated on: May 10, 2026
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