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USD 96.00 less 10% = USD 86.40. Offer, not proof of payment.
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Fictional order PO-1042: 12 storage boxes at USD 8, with a 10% discount. Total USD 86.40, deposit USD 30, remaining payment USD 56.40. No tax or shipping is included. These PDFs use the same export as the editor.
USD 96.00 less 10% = USD 86.40. Offer, not proof of payment.
Open this example in the editor →Total USD 86.40; no payment recorded.
Open this example in the editor →Total USD 86.40; received USD 30.00; balance USD 56.40.
Open this example in the editor →Only USD 30.00 received; USD 56.40 remains on the invoice.
Open this example in the editor →USD 56.40 received now; cumulative payments USD 86.40; balance zero.
Open this example in the editor →Quantity 12; no prices; delivery is separate from payment.
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Setup: Cost 100; selling price 150.
Expected result: Gross profit 50; margin 33.33%; markup 50%.
Setup: Cost 80; target markup 40%.
Expected result: Selling price 112; gross profit 32; equivalent margin 28.57%.
Setup: Income goal 60,000; annual business costs 12,000; 46 working weeks; 24 billable hours/week.
Expected result: Annual revenue requirement 72,000; billable capacity 1,104 hours; baseline rate about 65.22 per billable hour before location-specific taxes.
Setup: 2 × 125 plus 3 × 80, before tax or discount.
Expected result: Line totals 250 and 240; subtotal 490.
Setup: Cost 100 and desired margin 50%.
Expected result: Required selling price 200. Gross profit 100, which is 50% of selling price and a 100% markup on cost.
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