Break-Even Point Calculator
Determine required unit sales to cover fixed manufacturing costs. Fast, free, and fully client-side.
Calculator Inputs
Fixed Operating Costs ($)
Sale Price Per Unit ($)
Variable Cost Per Unit ($)
Required Units—
Break-Even Sales Revenue ($)—
How the Break-Even Point Calculator Works
Break-even analysis determines the exact sales volume and revenue required for a business to completely cover all fixed and variable costs, reaching the point of zero profit and zero loss.
Formula
Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs / (Unit Price - Unit Variable Cost)
The denominator (Unit Price - Variable Cost) is the Contribution Margin per unit.
Calculation Example
With $10,000 in monthly fixed costs, selling a product for $50 that costs $30 to produce requires 10,000 / (50 - 30) = 500 units ($25,000 in revenue) to break even.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Contribution Margin?
The revenue remaining from each unit sold after subtracting direct variable costs, which goes toward paying fixed overhead.