From: Felicia Pickett on
I have a billable rate of $70 with a mark up percentage of 17.65%. How do I
calculate the base rate?
From: Eva on
Hi
70/1.1765
so
70/1.1765 = 59.5
59.5*17.65%=10.51+59.5=70

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"Felicia Pickett" wrote:

> I have a billable rate of $70 with a mark up percentage of 17.65%. How do I
> calculate the base rate?
From: Fred Smith on
(1+.1765)*X=70
X=70/(1.1765)
X=59.50

Regards,
Fred

"Felicia Pickett" <FeliciaPickett(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>I have a billable rate of $70 with a mark up percentage of 17.65%. How do I
> calculate the base rate?

From: Ashish Mathur on
=17.65%/(1+17.65%)*70

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Ashish Mathur
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"Felicia Pickett" <FeliciaPickett(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> I have a billable rate of $70 with a mark up percentage of 17.65%. How do
> I
> calculate the base rate?