What is a margin type?
A margin type determines how margins are applied to your products. It's an important tool for managing prices and making sure you make a profit. PromoCat offers two different margin types, each with its own approach to applying margins:
"Minimale afname" (Minimum purchase quantity)
"Staffel rij" (Price tier row)
When do you use which type?
Minimum purchase quantity: Use this type if you want margins to depend on the quantity your customers order.
Price tier row: Choose this type if you want to set specific margins per price tier row, regardless of the quantity ordered.
Minimum purchase quantity
With the margin type minimum purchase quantity, the system looks at the quantity ordered for a product and links it to the margin tiers in the margin table. This is useful if you want to set margins based on the quantity the customer orders.
How it works:
Each tier in the margin table has a minimum purchase quantity and a margin factor.
The margin is applied based on the quantity ordered for the product.
Product tier quantity | Margin factor |
1 | 1.5 |
25 | 1.47 |
50 | 1.45 |
100 | 1.41 |
Price tier row
With the margin type price tier row, the margin is linked to a fixed price tier row, regardless of the quantity ordered. This is useful if you want to apply margins to a specific tier, for example for promotions.
How does it work?
The margin tier is linked directly to the product's price tier row.
The margin factor is applied to the linked row, regardless of the quantity ordered.
Product tier quantity | Margin tier |
1 | Row 1 |
25 | Row 2 |
50 | Row 3 |
100 | Row 4 |