For the profitability of your business, price markup and profit margin are two calculations you should know cold. Adding a profit margin to the cost you pay for goods for resale is what makes your ...

If you're in the retail business you've likely heard mention of product markups. Product markups are a means of pricing products based on their costs. Calculate the markup as a percent or as a dollar ...

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If you think costs would come down if hospitals were all owned and operated by big for-profit corporations like Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), you might want to take a look at a study ...

It may come as a surprise to you that Oklahoma has a mandated 6 percent markup on things like gas, groceries and even some medications. The regulation was put into place in 1949 and was meant to ...

Even the astronomical price markups that consumers regularly pay for, say, wine in restaurants pale beside those in some U.S. hospitals: The price for procedures is often 10 times the cost, according ...