What is the difference between Profit=Price-Cost VS Price=Cost+Profit?

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Hi Community,

I would like to find out at Items List, there is this field called Price/Profit Calculation.

May I ask if there is any difference between Profit=Price-Cost VS Price=Cost+Profit ?

Although I see that the relationship seems the same, where can I get some information on what other combinations are there for this field?

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Gerardo Rentería Ga... 25,225 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi

Ihope this can help you

How does NAV Calculate the profit percent, usually the formula can be unitcost(1+profit%). — mibuso.com

Price=Cost+Profit - Business Central/NAV / User Forum - Dynamics User Group

Profit % in Item Card — mibuso.com

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Muhammad.Affan 4,624 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi There,

This link may provide some insights:

https://help2017.eos-solutions.it/help/en/T_27_19.htm

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Affan

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Valentin Castravet 31,481 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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This field specifies the relationship between the Unit Cost, Unit Price, and Profit Percentage fields for an item. You can use it in one of three ways:

Calculate Unit Price from Profit %: To enable this, set Price/Profit Calculation to 'Price = Cost + Profit'. Enter a Profit %, and the system will calculate the Unit Price based on the Profit % and Unit Cost fields.
Calculate Profit % from Unit Price: To enable this, set Price/Profit Calculation to 'Profit = Price - Cost'. Enter a Unit Price, and the system will calculate the Profit % based on the Unit Price and Unit Cost fields.
No Relationship: Select 'No Relationship' in the Price/Profit Calculation field. This allows you to manually enter values for both the Unit Price and Profit % fields without automatic calculations.

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YUN ZHU 95,729 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi, here is the difference between them calculated in the code, hope this helps as well.

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ZHU

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