A1= 20
B1=30
=(B1-A1)/A1 normal markup as percentage of cost price
or =(B1-A1)/B1 markup as percentage of retail price
formatted as percentage

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"John" wrote in message
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Hi,
In Excel example. The cost price is 20.00 and the recommended sell price
is
30.00. What is the formulae to calculate the percentage markup of the
recomended sell price?