Break-Even Calculator
How many units you must sell to cover fixed costs
Contribution / Unit
Break-Even Units
Break-Even Revenue
Price is less than or equal to variable cost — you can never break even at this pricing.
Break-Even Calculator — Complete Guide & Instructions
MakeCard Break-Even Calculator answers the first question of any business plan: how much do I have to sell before I stop losing money? Enter monthly fixed costs, selling price per unit and variable cost per unit — the tool instantly returns contribution margin per unit, exact break-even units and the revenue that represents. If your price cannot cover variable cost, it says so plainly instead of producing a meaningless number.
How to Use Break-Even Calculator
- 1 Enter “Fixed Costs (₹/month)” — rent, salaries and other costs that stay constant.
- 2 Enter “Price / Unit (₹)” — what one unit sells for.
- 3 Enter “Variable Cost / Unit (₹)” — material and per-unit cost to produce it.
- 4 Read Contribution / Unit — the margin each sale contributes to fixed costs.
- 5 Check Break-Even Units and Break-Even Revenue — your zero-profit target.
Key Features & Capabilities
- Contribution per unit computed automatically (price minus variable cost).
- Break-even units rounded to whole sellable units.
- Break-even revenue in ₹ shown alongside units.
- Negative-margin detection — warns when price is at or below variable cost.
- All figures live-update as you type.
- Indian number formatting for lakhs and crores.
Supported Formats & Specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Inputs | Fixed costs ₹/month, price ₹/unit, variable cost ₹/unit |
| Outputs | Contribution ₹/unit, break-even units, break-even revenue ₹ |
| Formula | Units = Fixed ÷ (Price − Variable) |
| Currency | ₹, Indian digit grouping |
| Processing | Instant, in-browser |
Practical Everyday Use Cases
- Validating a product idea before investing in inventory.
- Pricing a new service so monthly rent and salaries get covered.
- Showing a partner or investor the volume needed to reach profitability.
- Comparing two price points — higher price, fewer units to break even.
- Stress-testing how a supplier price hike moves the break-even line.
Pro Tips for Best Results
- Include every fixed cost — rent, salaries, subscriptions, loan EMIs — an underestimated fixed cost makes the business look safer than it is.
- Contribution margin percentage (contribution ÷ price) matters as much as the unit number; thin margins mean huge volumes to break even.
- Re-run the numbers whenever any of the three inputs changes — break-even is a moving target.
- The tool uses monthly fixed costs; convert annual costs to monthly before entering.
Common Problems & Solutions
Your contribution margin is thin — either raise the price or cut the variable cost; the tool exposes exactly how far apart they are.
Every unit sold loses money — no volume fixes that; raise the price or reduce per-unit cost first.
Privacy & Security
100% Client-Side Execution
Your cost figures are calculated in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about using Break-Even Calculator
The sales volume where total revenue exactly covers all costs — beyond it every unit contributes profit, below it the business loses money.
Divide fixed costs by contribution per unit (selling price minus variable cost) — this tool does the maths live as you type.
The amount each sale leaves over after covering its own variable cost — it “contributes” to paying fixed costs and then to profit.
Units show the operational target; revenue shows the rupee target — the calculator displays both because businesses track them differently.
If price equals or is below variable cost, no number of sales covers fixed costs — the tool flags that situation explicitly.
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