price_ladder
Price Ladder
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Work backwards from the margin you want to the price you must charge. FREE.
Solves for price including the percentage fee, which is why it is not
simply cost divided by one minus margin. Typical input {"supplier_cost":
12.4, "target_margins_pct": [30, 40, 50], "shipping_cost": 4.2} returns
{"rows": [{"target_margin_pct": 30, "price": 25.99, "total_cost": 17.65,
"profit": 8.34, "actual_margin_pct": 32.07}, ...]}.
Use when setting a price list. Not for checking one price you already have
— that is margin_check. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "target_margins_pct must contain at least one margin"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier_cost | number | yes | Per-unit cost from the supplier. Must be above 0. |
| target_margins_pct | array | yes | Margins to solve for, e.g. [30, 40, 50]. Each must be above 0 and below 100. |
| payment_fee_pct | number | no | Processor percentage fee. Default 2.9. |
| payment_fee_fixed | number | no | Processor fixed fee. Default 0.30. |
| shipping_cost | number | no | Shipping you absorb per order. Default 0. |
| charm_ending | string | no | Force prices to end in these cents, e.g. ".99". Pass an empty string for exact prices. Default ".99". |
Raw JSON schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"supplier_cost": {
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"type": "number",
"description": "Per-unit cost from the supplier. Must be above 0."
},
"target_margins_pct": {
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"type": "array",
"description": "Margins to solve for, e.g. [30, 40, 50]. Each\nmust be above 0 and below 100."
},
"payment_fee_pct": {
"default": 2.9,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "number",
"description": "Processor percentage fee. Default 2.9."
},
"payment_fee_fixed": {
"default": 0.3,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "number",
"description": "Processor fixed fee. Default 0.30."
},
"shipping_cost": {
"default": 0,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "number",
"description": "Shipping you absorb per order. Default 0."
},
"charm_ending": {
"default": ".99",
"type": "string",
"description": "Force prices to end in these cents, e.g. \".99\". Pass an\nempty string for exact prices. Default \".99\"."
}
},
"required": [
"supplier_cost",
"target_margins_pct"
],
"type": "object"
}