Break-Even Point Calculator
Units and revenue needed to cover fixed costs, plus margin of safety.
How this number is built
Doing it by hand
Step 1
Separate genuinely fixed costs from anything that scales with volume.
Step 2
Use the average realised price after discounts, not list price.
Step 3
Include payment processing, shipping and support in variable cost.
Step 4
Compare break-even against current volume to get the margin of safety.
Step 5
Re-run whenever you change price — it moves break-even faster than cost cuts do.
What people ask next
Does raising price always lower break-even?
Mathematically yes, but only if volume holds. Model the volume you would actually retain.
Where does churn fit?
For subscriptions, churn means you need new customers just to hold volume flat, so effective break-even sits above the static number.
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