Does Variable Ratio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Variable Ratio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Variable and price > 0. Not advice.

Should I use Unit Contribution instead of Variable Ratio?

Use Variable Ratio when you need Variable cost over price %. Use Unit Contribution when you need Price minus variable cost. They share a category (Finance) but not the same job.

Variable Ratio

Variable cost over price %.

Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.

What Variable Ratio does

Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.

Practical limit for Variable Ratio: Variable and price > 0. Not advice. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Finance software. Read the tool-specific note again: Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.

How to use Variable Ratio

Confirm you need Variable Ratio, not Unit Contribution (Price minus variable cost.). Address: /finance/variable-ratio.
Enter the numbers or dates Variable Ratio uses. Variable cost over price %.
Read the result as Variable Ratio defines it — not as Contribution Margin (Price minus variable cost.). Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.
Variable Ratio is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. Variable and price > 0. Not advice.
Need a different formula? Try Contribution Margin (Price minus variable cost.) instead of stretching Variable Ratio.

When not to use Variable Ratio

Skip Variable Ratio when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Unit Contribution or Contribution Margin — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.

Questions about Variable Ratio

What does Variable Ratio do that other Finance pages on this site do not?: Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice. Short version: Variable cost over price %.
Does Variable Ratio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Variable Ratio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Variable and price > 0. Not advice.
Should I use Unit Contribution instead of Variable Ratio?: Use Variable Ratio when you need Variable cost over price %. Use Unit Contribution when you need Price minus variable cost. They share a category (Finance) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Variable Ratio?: Variable and price > 0. Not advice. Also: Computes variable/price as a percent. Unlike Unit Contribution this is a ratio. Zero price fails. Not financial advice.