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Break-even calculator
How many units you have to sell before you stop losing money — and how many before you hit the profit you are aiming for.
Your break-even point
Every sale contributes price minus variable cost toward your fixed costs. Break-even is simply the point where those contributions have covered them.
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Rent, salaries, software — what you pay whether you sell anything or not.
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Materials, packaging, payment fees — the cost of one more sale.
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Break-even
1,000 units
That is $25,000 in sales. Each unit contributes $10.
Contribution per unit$10
Contribution margin40.0%
Units for $5,000 profit1,500
A straight climb of $10 per unit. It crosses your $10,000 of fixed costs at 1,000 units.
Break-even covers your costs. The margin calculator tells you how much of each sale you actually keep.