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Break-even point calculator

The break-even point is the number of units you need to sell to cover your fixed costs, with no profit and no loss: it is calculated by dividing fixed costs by the difference between the unit sale price and the unit variable cost; that difference is the contribution margin per unit. Example: with fixed costs of 5,000,000, a sale price of 50,000 and a variable cost of 30,000 per unit, you need to sell 250 units to reach break-even, with revenue of 12,500,000 and a contribution margin of 40%.

Frequently asked questions

What is the break-even point?

It is the number of units you need to sell in a period so revenue exactly covers your fixed and variable costs, with no profit and no loss. Selling below that number means a loss; above it, profit begins.

Why does the tool round the units up?

You cannot sell a fraction of a unit, so the exact number (for example 76.92) is rounded up to the next whole unit (77) to make sure revenue fully covers the fixed costs.

What counts as a fixed cost here?

Costs for the period that do not change with the quantity sold, as opposed to the unit variable cost, which does grow with every sale. Examples: rent, administrative payroll, utilities.

Should price and unit cost include tax?

Enter both fields the same way, with or without tax, so the result stays consistent; the tool does not add or remove tax on its own.

Informational tool; it does not replace accounting, tax or labor advice.

Now you know how many units — see the real margin on each one

Renaska Reports shows you the real margin on every product, using the exact cost you had at the moment of each sale; it never changes just because you later adjust a price or an input goes up.