The difference is your overall profit, in this example the formula result would be $17. Input a formula in the final column to calculate the profit margin on the sale.

Understand the basics of the gross profit margin including its interpretation as a measure of profitability and its calculation using Microsoft Excel.

Open Microsoft Excel. Enter the total sales revenue in cell A1. As an alternative, enter an individual product's retail price in cell A1, if you prefer to calculate individual profit margins ...

Use Microsoft Excel to calculate EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) profit margin.