DiscountingWhat a discount really costs, and how to give one properly.MarketingThe volume increase needed to hold gross profitrises sharply as the discount deepens.Required uplift = d ÷ (m − d), where m is margin and d the discount40% margin, 10% off+33% volume needed40% margin, 20% off+100% volume neededDouble.30% margin, 20% off+200% volumeRarely achievable.THE COMMON MISTAKETreating a 20% discount as a small concessionIt can require doubling volumeThe discount is taken from margin, not from price. A modest-looking cutremoves a large share of the profit.Always ask for something in return: a longer term, a larger volume, acase study, a faster payment.Discountinglearnposters.com
Discounting — printable business wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Discounting poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Always ask for something in return: a longer term, a larger volume, a case study, a faster payment.

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What’s on the Discounting poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. The volume increase needed to hold gross profit rises sharply as the discount deepens.; Required uplift = d ÷ (m − d), where m is margin and d the discount; 40% margin, 10% off = +33% volume needed; 40% margin, 20% off = +100% volume needed; 30% margin, 20% off = +200% volume; Common mistake: Treating a 20% discount as a small concession → It can require doubli…. Always ask for something in return: a longer term, a larger volume, a case study, a faster payment.
Who is the Discounting poster for?
Discounting belongs to the Marketing section rather than to a school year, because business is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning pricing can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Discounting poster?
A discount comes entirely out of margin. The volume needed to recover it is usually underestimated. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Discounting belongs on the wall where that business work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Discounting?
Bundling, Competitive Pricing and Cost-Plus Pricing sit alongside Discounting in the Marketing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BundlingCompetitive PricingCost-Plus Pricing
Is the Discounting poster free to download and print?
Yes. Discounting downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Marketing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Discounting poster print at?
Discounting is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Discounting loses nothing.Printing guide

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