Break-Even Calculator
Find the sales volume where fixed and variable costs are covered by revenue.
Enter your fixed costs, unit price and variable cost per unit to see your break-even point.
How to use it
- 1Enter total fixed costs.
- 2Enter the selling price per unit.
- 3Enter the variable cost per unit.
- 4Read off the break-even units and revenue.
Cost details
Enter your fixed costs and per-unit economics.
Result
Break-even units
166.7 units
- Break-even revenue
- €8,333.33
- Contribution margin per unit
- €30.00
- Contribution margin ratio
- 60.0%
- Margin of safety at target
- 16.7%
Break-even is the point at which contribution margin exactly covers your fixed costs.
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution margin?
- It is the selling price minus the variable cost per unit, the amount each sale contributes toward fixed costs.
- What if variable cost exceeds price?
- Break-even is impossible; the calculator flags this so you can adjust your pricing.
- Can I model multiple products?
- Use a weighted average price and cost to approximate a multi-product break-even.
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