Break-even Calculator
How many units you must sell to cover your costs — and to hit a profit target.
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How to use
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Enter your fixed costs for the period.
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Enter the selling price and variable cost per unit.
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See the break-even units and sales, and what you need for your target profit.
Questions
What is the break-even formula?
Break-even units = Fixed costs ÷ (Price − Variable cost per unit). The difference between price and variable cost is the contribution margin.
What if the price is below the variable cost?
Then every sale loses money and you can never break even. Raise the price or cut the cost per unit.
About this Break-even tool
Break-even Calculator — How many units you must sell to cover your costs — and to hit a profit target. It is one of 200 free tools on namasivayam.in, made by software engineer Namasivayam Vadivelan for everyday use in India.
Everything is calculated instantly in your browser: nothing you type or upload is sent to any server, there is no sign-up, and it works on mobile and desktop. Enter your fixed costs for the period.
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