Break Even Calculator
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about break-even analysis
What is the break-even point?
The break-even point is the number of units you need to sell so that revenue exactly covers all costs (fixed + variable). Beyond that point, every sale generates profit.
What are fixed and variable costs?
Fixed costs do not change with production volume (rent, salaries, insurance). Variable costs increase proportionally with production (raw materials, packaging, commissions).
What is the contribution margin?
It is the difference between the selling price and the unit variable cost. It represents how much each unit sold contributes to covering fixed costs and, once covered, to generating profit.
What do I need for the break even point?
Total fixed costs, such as rent, wages, utilities and insurance, the variable cost per unit, such as materials and direct labour, and the selling price of one unit.
Why does the calculation return no break even point?
When the selling price does not exceed the variable cost per unit, the contribution margin is zero or negative, no break even point exists and the calculator says so with a warning.
Does my data stay private?
Yes, and not because we promise it: this tool runs entirely inside your browser. What you type or upload never leaves your device, so it never reaches a server of ours and there is nothing we could keep, read or lose. You can check it yourself: open the page, disconnect from the internet, and the tool keeps working.
Do you store what I enter?
No. There is no database behind this tool: we do not store your files, your text or your results. When you close the tab nothing is left — not here with us, because it never arrived, and not anywhere else.
Do you profile me? Are you GDPR compliant?
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If it is free, how do you make money?
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