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Why does Buildxact use markup as a calculation instead of margin?
Why does Buildxact use markup as a calculation instead of margin?

This article explains why Buildxact uses markup, not margin throughout the system.

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Written by Kate Cromie
Updated over a year ago

Note: if you're looking for an article that explains how to add margin as a calculation, click here.

Buildxact uses markup throughout, as opposed to margin (which is a different calculation), because it's the most common way that small builders/custom-home builders and trades calculate profit when estimating.

The only exception to this logic is Gross Profit which is a margin style calculation.

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