Break-Even Point Calculator
Find how many units you need to sell to cover your costs, based on fixed and variable costs.
Break-even point
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What break-even means
Your break-even point is the number of units you need to sell for total revenue to exactly cover total costs — fixed costs plus variable costs at that volume. Below it, you're operating at a loss; above it, each additional unit contributes pure profit equal to its contribution margin (price minus variable cost).
The formula: Break-even units = Fixed costs ÷ (Price per unit − Variable cost per
unit). A higher price or lower variable cost lowers your break-even point; higher
fixed costs raise it.