Before launching a product, it helps to know exactly how many units you need to sell before you're actually making money. Enter your fixed costs, price per unit, and variable cost per unit to get your break-even point in both units and revenue.
How to use the break-even calculator tool
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Enter your fixed costs
Costs that don't change with sales volume — rent, salaries, etc.
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Enter price and variable cost per unit
What you sell each unit for, and what it costs you to produce one.
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Read your break-even point
See exactly how many units (and how much revenue) you need to cover all costs.
Common use cases
Plan a new product launch
Find out how many units you need to sell before turning a profit.
Set a pricing strategy
See how changing your price per unit shifts the break-even point.
Evaluate a business idea
Sanity-check whether a realistic sales volume can cover fixed costs.
Frequently asked questions
Break-even units = Fixed Costs ÷ (Price per Unit − Variable Cost per Unit). The denominator is called the "contribution margin" — how much each sale contributes toward covering fixed costs.