Break-Even Calculator
AvailableFind how many units you must sell to cover your fixed costs, and to reach a profit goal.
Use the calculator
The numbers below are examples. Replace them with yours. Everything is worked out in your browser.
About this calculator
Break-even is the number of units you must sell before you start making a profit. Enter your fixed costs, your price and your variable cost per unit. Add a profit goal to see how many units reach it.
How it works
- Profit on each unit is the price minus the variable cost.
- Units to break even is the fixed costs divided by the profit on each unit, rounded up.
- Units for a profit goal is (fixed costs plus the goal) divided by the profit on each unit, rounded up.
Common questions
What counts as a variable cost?
Costs that grow with each sale: the goods, packaging, shipping you pay and marketplace fees.
What if the price is below the variable cost?
Then every sale loses money and no number of sales breaks even. The calculator says so.
Estimates only. Check important numbers before you rely on them.
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