per-unit margin
nounUK /pɜː ˈjuːnɪt ˈmɑːdʒɪn/
US /pɜːr ˈjuːnɪt ˈmɑːrdʒɪn/
The money you keep from selling just one item after paying what it cost.
The bakery's per-unit margin on each cupcake is two dollars.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The difference between the selling price and cost of a single product, often shown as a percentage.
The per-unit margin is 40 percent, so each toy earns four dollars on a ten-dollar sale.
3. The contribution each sold unit makes toward covering fixed costs and earning profit.
With a per-unit margin of five dollars, the company must sell 2,000 units to cover its rent.
4. A pricing measure used to compare how profitable different products are per item sold.
Managers compared the per-unit margin of the deluxe model against the basic model before deciding what to promote.