Break-Even Point Calculator
Enter your fixed costs, variable cost per unit, and selling price. The tool shows how many units or projects you need to cover your costs and start making profit.
Rent, software, salaries, insurance — costs that stay fixed regardless of how much you sell.
Materials, delivery, payment fees per sale.
units to break even per year ($34,286 revenue)
Profit at different volumes
The break-even point is the number of units you need to sell before your revenue covers all your costs. Every unit sold after that generates profit.
This calculator is designed for freelancers and small businesses setting prices for a product or service. "Unit" can be a product, a project, a client engagement, or an hour of work. The logic is the same: fixed costs are the floor, contribution margin is the rate at which each sale climbs above it.
How we work it out
Contribution margin is selling price minus variable cost per unit. Break-even units equals fixed costs divided by contribution margin. Break-even revenue equals break-even units multiplied by selling price. Profit at a given volume is revenue minus total variable costs minus fixed costs.
Questions
What counts as a fixed cost?
Costs that do not change with the number of units you sell: rent, salaried staff, software subscriptions, insurance, professional memberships. If you pay it whether you sell one unit or a thousand, it is fixed.
What counts as a variable cost?
Costs that scale with output: materials, packaging, delivery fees, payment processing fees, contractor costs per job. If it goes up every time you make a sale, it is variable.
Is this the same as a profit and loss forecast?
No. This tool shows the break-even point and a simplified profit projection at fixed volume multiples. A full P&L would include tax, depreciation, and variable overheads. This is a quick-check tool, not a financial model.
Officially: financial modelling. Unofficially: this.