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Break-Even Calculator — Unit Economics & Profit at Any Volume

Enter your fixed costs, variable cost per unit, and selling price to find your break-even point — then see exactly how much profit or loss you'd have at 100, 500, 1000 units, or any volume you choose.

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Formula: Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs ÷ (Selling Price − Variable Cost)

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Disclaimer: This calculator is for educational and planning purposes only and does not constitute business or financial advice. It assumes constant costs and pricing at every volume, which may not hold in reality (bulk discounts, capacity limits, price changes). Consult a financial advisor or accountant for business planning decisions.

How Break-Even Analysis Works

Contribution Margin is what's left from each sale after covering that unit's direct cost — the amount that goes toward paying off your fixed costs, and after that, toward profit.

Contribution Margin = Selling Price − Variable Cost per Unit

Break-Even Units is how many you need to sell before your contribution margins have covered all your fixed costs — the point where profit is exactly zero.

Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin

Worked Example

Fixed costs of ₹1,50,000/month, variable cost of ₹250/unit, selling at ₹500/unit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contribution margin is the amount left from each unit's selling price after covering its variable cost — the money that contributes toward paying off fixed costs and, beyond break-even, toward profit. Contribution Margin = Selling Price − Variable Cost per Unit.
The break-even point is the number of units you must sell for total revenue to exactly equal total costs (fixed plus variable) — zero profit, zero loss. Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin per Unit.
Fixed costs stay the same regardless of how many units you sell — rent, salaries, software subscriptions. Variable costs scale directly with each unit sold — materials, packaging, per-transaction fees. Break-even analysis needs both to be correct.
Yes — treat each billable hour, session, or client as one "unit", your hourly/service rate as the selling price, and your direct per-unit cost (contractor pay, materials, direct time cost) as the variable cost.