Bulk Discount Calculator
Calculate total price and savings using an editable tiered discount schedule where the discount rate depends on quantity purchased.
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Discount Tiers
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Total Price
$1,080.00
Applied Discount
10%
Savings vs Full Price
$120.00
How to Use the Bulk Discount Calculator
Wholesale and quantity pricing often works in tiers — the more units you buy, the higher a discount percentage kicks in. Enter the unit price and quantity you're purchasing, then set up a tiered discount schedule (editable — add, remove, or change any tier's threshold and discount percentage). The calculator finds the highest threshold your quantity qualifies for and applies that tier's discount rate.
Total Price = (Unit Price × Quantity) × (1 − Applied Discount %)
Example
With tiers of 10+ units for 5% off, 50+ units for 10% off, and 100+ units for 15% off, buying 60 units at $20 each qualifies for the 50+ tier (10% off), since 60 meets the 50 threshold but not the 100 threshold. The full price of $1,200 drops to $1,080, a savings of $120.
Common Use Cases
- Working out wholesale pricing when a supplier offers volume-based discount tiers.
- Deciding whether buying a few more units to reach the next discount tier saves money overall.
- Modeling a custom tiered pricing structure for your own bulk sales or B2B pricing.
FAQs
- How is this different from the Discount Calculator? The Discount Calculator applies one flat percentage off a single item's price. This tool is built for quantity-based wholesale pricing, where the discount rate itself changes depending on how many units you buy — you set up multiple tiers, and the calculator automatically applies whichever one your quantity qualifies for.
- What happens if my quantity doesn't meet any tier's threshold? No discount is applied, and you pay the full unit price × quantity — the same as the lowest, no-discount starting point before any tier threshold is reached.
- Can tiers overlap or apply cumulatively? No — this calculator applies only the single best-matching tier (the highest threshold your quantity meets or exceeds), not a stack of every tier you've passed. This matches how most real-world bulk/wholesale pricing schedules work.