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Break-Even Calculator for Small Business
Break-even math tells you the sales volume needed before a product, service, or campaign starts contributing profit.
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Break-even calculator
Find how many units or jobs you need to cover fixed costs.
Break-even units
334
Break-even revenue
$40,080.00
Contribution per unit
$72.00
If contribution is zero or negative, every sale loses money before fixed costs.
Questions people usually check before using this result
What counts as a fixed cost?
Rent, software subscriptions, salaries, insurance, and other costs that do not change directly with each unit sold are typical fixed costs.
What if contribution margin is negative?
Then each sale loses money before overhead. Raise price, reduce variable cost, or change the offer before scaling.
Contribution margin is the lever
Subtract variable cost from selling price to find contribution per unit. Divide fixed costs by that contribution to estimate how many units you need to sell.
Use it before launching
Break-even estimates help decide whether a promotion, new product, or extra hire needs too much volume to make sense.
Questions to check before you decide
What counts as a fixed cost?
Rent, software subscriptions, salaries, insurance, and other costs that do not change directly with each unit sold are typical fixed costs.
What if contribution margin is negative?
Then each sale loses money before overhead. Raise price, reduce variable cost, or change the offer before scaling.