Business Break-Even Planner · Estimate
Break-even revenue / month
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Total fixed costs covered at break-even
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Target profit Units needed for target profit
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Revenue needed for target profit
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How to read this: Each sale first pays its own variable cost and sales fee. What is left, the contribution per unit, pays fixed costs. Break-even is the point where contribution exactly covers fixed costs and profit is zero. The planner rounds units up, so the revenue figures are the smallest whole-unit sales level that covers the target.
Example: At $50 average price, $22 variable cost, 3% sales fees, and $3,000 monthly fixed costs: contribution per unit is $50 × 0.97 − $22 = $26.50, a 53% contribution margin. Break-even is 114 units ($5,700 of revenue). A $1,500 profit target needs 170 units ($8,500). At a planned 200 units, profit is $2,300, which is $800 above the target.
What to verify next The numbers above are planning estimates built from the amounts you entered. These are checks for you to complete with local quotes, documents, and qualified professionals — they are not advice, verified quotes, or confirmed terms.
Confirm the contribution margin with real cost data, since one average price and cost hides the mix. List every fixed cost for the period and check none are missing, including insurance, software, and loan payments. Get the actual payment-processing or platform fee rate in writing rather than an estimate. Compare planned volume with real demand evidence, such as current sales data or pre-orders. Your next step Break-even is the floor; price is the plan. Set your target-margin price with Humble Price Point, or work through the break-even worksheet.
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Planning estimate only. It assumes one average price, linear variable costs, a constant fee rate, and fixed costs that do not change with volume. It excludes income taxes, volume discounts, capacity limits, seasonality, unsold inventory, and any cost you did not enter. Not a sales forecast or financial, tax, or business advice.