Break-Even Calculator

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Costs that do not change with output: rent, salaries, insurance. Use one period (monthly, quarterly or annual).
Cost that scales with each unit: materials, packaging, per-sale commission.
Enter the price directly, or derive it from a target margin or markup on the variable cost.
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Break-even units
500
Break-even revenue$25,000
Selling price per unit$50.00
Contribution margin per unit$20.00
Contribution margin ratio40%

You break even at about 500 units.

  • Each unit contributes 20 (price minus variable cost), a 40% contribution margin ratio.
  • Below the break-even quantity you make a loss; above it, every extra unit is profit.

Next stepRound up, you cannot sell a fraction of a unit to break even.

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