Figure 10.6: Mapping Channel Pricing and Pocket Price

INPUT (Yellow Cells)

  • No Negative Numbers
CHANNEL RETAIL AMAZON DIRECT TOTAL
Channel Sales Mix 100.0%
Consumer Price $100 $100 $100 $100
Channel Discount 50% 40% 0% 41.0%
Wholesale Price $50.00 $70.00 $100.00 $59.00
 
Product Cost $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00
Gross Margin $30.00 $50.00 $80.00 $59.00
Percent Gross Margin 60.0% 71.4% 80.0% 66.1%
 
Transaction Costs
Shipping $3.80
Percent Returns 3.40%
Returns Cost ($25) $0.50 $1.25 $2.50 $0.85
Cash Discount (2%) 1.40%
Cash Discount ($) $1.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.70
Delivered Cost $4.50 $2.25 $17.50 $5.35
 
Contribution Margin $25.50 $47.75 $62.50 $33.65
Percent Margin 51.0% 68.2% 62.5% 57.0%

Instructions: Change the data in any yellow input cells to explore how contribution margin and percent margin change
by channel and total performance across these three marketing channels.