How are mandi tax and margin applied?

Both are a percentage of the mandi rate: tax = rate × tax% ÷ 100 and margin = rate × margin% ÷ 100. They are added on top of the per-quintal cost build-up.

Mandi landed cost calculator — ₹ per quintal

Q: How are per-bag costs converted to ₹/quintal?

Per-bag costs are scaled by 100 ÷ bag weight (kg) — the number of bags in a quintal. Loose handling uses the loose bag weight; packed handling (bags & stitching, loading, unloading) uses the final bag weight.

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What it does

Per-bag costs convert to ₹/quintal via the number of bags in a quintal (100 ÷ bag kg). Loose handling uses the loose bag weight; packed handling uses the final bag weight. Mandi tax and margin are a percentage of the mandi rate.

The formula

Mandi tax = rate × tax% ÷ 100 · Margin = rate × margin% ÷ 100
Labor (loose) = (100 ÷ loose bag kg) × ₹/loose bag
Bags & stitching / Loading / Unloading = (100 ÷ final bag kg) × ₹/bag (each its own rate)
Freight is entered directly as ₹/quintal
Mandi landed cost = rate + tax + loose labor + bags & stitching + loading + freight + unloading + margin

Worked example

Mandi rate ₹2,500/qtl, loose bag 80 kg, final bag 60 kg, tax 1.2%, loose labor ₹6/loose bag, bags & stitching ₹30/bag, loading ₹20/bag, freight ₹22/qtl, unloading ₹6/bag, margin 1%:

Mandi tax = 2,500 × 1.2% = ₹30.00
Labor (loose) = (100 ÷ 80) × 6 = ₹7.50
Bags & stitching = (100 ÷ 60) × 30 = ₹50.00
Loading labor = (100 ÷ 60) × 20 = ₹33.33
Freight = ₹22.00 · Unloading = (100 ÷ 60) × 6 = ₹10.00
Margin = 2,500 × 1% = ₹25.00
Mandi landed cost = ₹2,677.83/quintal

Why does loading labor use its own rate?

The source Excel template reused the bags-&-stitching rate for loading labor (a copy-paste error in the sheet). This calculator corrects it and applies the separate ₹20 loading rate.

How are per-bag costs converted to ₹/quintal?

By the number of bags in a quintal — 100 ÷ bag weight (kg) — using the loose bag weight for loose handling and the final bag weight for packed handling.

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