Calculator
Break-Even Calculator
Work out how many units you need to sell, and how much revenue that represents, before your business starts covering its fixed costs.
What you enter here becomes part of your startup plan, saved in this browser.
Your numbers
Decides which setup and compliance items are flagged for local checking. Shared across all tools.
Display only — no amount is converted and no exchange rates are applied.
Rent, salaries, insurance, subscriptions — costs that do not change with volume.
Price the customer pays, excluding tax.
Materials, packaging, payment fees, per-order delivery.
Used to compare your plan against the break-even point.
Results
Enter a selling price and your fixed costs to see the break-even point.
Methodology
This is an estimate built from figures you entered. It is not a quote, a guaranteed cost or a financial projection.
What is included
- Fixed costs for the single period you entered
- Contribution margin per unit = selling price − variable cost per unit
- Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ contribution margin per unit
What is excluded
- Tax, interest and financing costs
- Step changes in fixed costs as volume grows
- Discounts, returns, seasonality and price changes over time
Assumptions
- Selling price and variable cost per unit are constant across all units
- Every unit produced is sold in the same period
- One product or one blended average product