Calculate break-even
Enter fixed costs, selling price per unit, variable cost per unit, and a target sales volume. The tool shows break-even units plus what happens at your goal.
Three quick operating scenarios to compare.
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Break-even Calculator
Calculate how many units you need to sell before the business covers its fixed costs. This is one of the quickest ways to test whether a pricing model is viable.
Formula
How to calculate break-even
Break-even units = Fixed costs / (Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit)
In the default example, each sale contributes $25 after direct variable cost. Divide $12,000 of fixed costs by that contribution and you need 480 units to break even.
Where it helps
- Launching new products, workshops, or service packages.
- Checking whether a price increase materially changes viability.
- Understanding how much volume pressure the business is under.
Useful next step
If break-even looks too high, work backwards through markup, margin, and commissions to see which lever improves the model fastest.