15 Mar 2026

Profit/Loss Formulas

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 **Profit/Loss Formulas**  


1. **Profit (P)**:  

   \[

   P = SP - CP  

   \]  

   *(Selling Price - Cost Price)*  


2. **Loss (L)**:  

   \[

   L = CP - SP  

   \]  

   *(Cost Price - Selling Price)*  


3. **Discount**:  

   \[

   \text{Discount} = \text{Marked Price (MP)} - SP  

   \]  

   *(Reduction from marked price)*  


4. **Markup**:  

   \[

   \text{Markup} = SP - CP  

   \]  

   *(Added to cost price for profit)*  


**Example**:  

- Cost Price (CP) = ₹200  

- Marked Price (MP) = ₹300  

- Selling Price (SP) = ₹250 *(after discount)*  


**Calculations**:  

- **Discount** = MP - SP = ₹300 - ₹250 = **₹50**  

- **Profit** = SP - CP = ₹250 - ₹200 = **₹50**  

- **Markup** = SP - CP = **₹50** *(same as profit in this case)*  


**Note**: If SP < CP, it's a 

*loss*. If SP > CP, it's *profit*.  



**Profit/Loss Formulas:**  

- **Profit (P) = Selling Price (SP) - Cost Price (CP)**  

- **Loss (L) = Cost Price (CP) - Selling Price (SP)**  

- **Discount = Marked Price (MP) - Selling Price (SP)**  

- **Markup = Selling Price (SP) - Cost Price (CP)**  


**Example:**  

A shop buys a shirt for ₹500 (CP) and sells it for ₹700 (SP).  

- **Profit = ₹700 - ₹500 = ₹200**  

- If the shirt was marked at ₹800 (MP) but sold at ₹700:  

  - **Discount = ₹800 - ₹700 = ₹100**  

- **Markup = ₹700 - ₹500

 = ₹200**