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Tiered Pricing Calculator

Design quantity break pricing that protects your margins while rewarding bigger orders.

Model up to five tiers, enforce price floors and rounding rules automatically, and email yourself a ready-to-share schedule.

Updated October 14, 2025
David Mansaray
Base price strategy

Margin = profit ÷ price. Markup = profit ÷ cost. Manual lets you start from an agreed base price.

Set a minimum margin to protect profitability, then use the price floor to honor MAP or wholesale commitments. Rounding runs last so the final price still meets your constraints.

Tier editor

Add up to five tiers with quantity thresholds and discount rules.

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Price endings

Choose the price endings you want available when rounding. Custom increments still respect the minimum margin and price floor.

Results

Live updates as you edit tiers. All prices respect your constraints.

Base price

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Total cost / unit
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Minimum margin
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Price floor
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Rounding rule
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Tier schedule

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What is tiered pricing?

Tiered pricing (also called quantity break pricing) rewards larger orders with a lower per-unit price. It protects your margins on small orders while giving wholesale buyers a reason to bundle purchases.

The key is balancing profitability with competitiveness. You set a base price that hits your margin target, then offer measured discounts that keep you above your price floor.

How to build profitable quantity breaks

  1. Add up your full cost per unit—including packaging, shipping, and handling.

  2. Choose a margin or markup target to set a defensible base price.

  3. Define 2–4 tiers with meaningful quantity jumps (e.g. 1, 10, 50, 100).

  4. Apply discounts or target margins, then enforce your minimum margin and price floor.

  5. Round prices to your preferred endings and sanity check revenue/profit projections.

The calculator automates every step so you can focus on packaging the offer and winning the account.

Margin vs. markup vs. discount

Margin shows profit as a share of price. Markup compares profit to cost. Discount is the reduction off your base price. Use margin or markup to anchor your tiers, then translate to discounts for buyers.

Worked example

Suppose your total cost per unit is $12.50 and you target a 40% margin. The calculator sets a base price of $20.99, rounds to .99, and ensures every tier stays above a 35% margin and $18.00 price floor.

At 10 units with a 5% discount you land at $19.99 per unit and $74.90 profit. At 50 units (10% off) we bump the price to $19.25 to respect the 35% minimum margin, still delivering $337.50 profit. Enterprise buyers at 100 units hit the same guardrails, so you can negotiate confidently.

Tiered pricing FAQs

Answers we share most often with teams modeling bulk discounts and price breaks.

What is the difference between margin, markup, and discount?

Margin measures profit as a percentage of price, markup compares profit to cost, and discount is what you take off your base price. Toggle the strategy dropdown to keep your preferred view, and the calculator will translate between all three for you automatically.

How many tiers should I offer?

Most brands start with three tiers—starter, growth, and wholesale partner. Add a fourth enterprise tier only if you have a distinct buying motion or MOQ. Too many breaks create confusion and erode margin.

Can I enforce MAP or price floors?

Yes. Enter your minimum acceptable price and the calculator will never drop a tier below it—even after rounding. If a tier would break the rule, we bump it to the nearest valid price and flag it in the results.

Which rounding rule should I use?

Charm pricing (.99 or .95) works well for consumer goods, while nearest $0.05 keeps B2B quotes clean. You can switch between presets or define your own increment.

Can each tier use a different pricing strategy?

Yes. Set the global mode to margin, markup, or discount, then override individual tiers with their own rule type. That way you can give your first break as a percent-off discount while keeping enterprise buyers locked to a target margin.

How do I model changing unit costs at higher quantities?

Use the Cost curve step input to lower your cost per unit as quantities increase. The calculator blends the reduced cost into your margin checks so you can see when scale actually improves profitability.

Does the calculator support multiple currencies?

It does. Switch the currency selector at the top of the form to re-label every price, tier, and email summary in your preferred currency. Calculations remain accurate because we keep everything in real numbers behind the scenes.

Will I get a copy of the schedule in email or spreadsheet form?

Absolutely. Copy the results to your clipboard, email yourself a summary, or request the spreadsheet template for deeper modelling.