Money & shopping
Break-even calculator
Estimate units needed to cover fixed and variable costs.
A clear answer. Here’s how.
Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ (selling price − variable cost). The whole-unit target is rounded up. Assumes fixed prices and costs and that every unit is sold; the selling price must exceed variable cost.
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Worked example
A fixed demonstration, separate from the values you enter above.
- Fixed costs for the period
- 1000
- Variable cost per unit
- 10
- Selling price per unit
- 25
Example result
- Exact break-even units
- 66.6666666667
- Whole units to cover costs
- 67
- Contribution per unit
- 15
- Revenue at whole-unit target
- 1,675