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Free Break-even Calculator for SMEs and Sellers

Break-even Calculator Find Your Sales Target

Know exactly how many units and how much revenue you need to cover fixed and variable costs. Free, private, and built for Indian businesses.

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1Enter costs & price
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Formats the result only; does not convert exchange rates.

Rent, salaries, software, insurance for the period

Materials, packaging, commissions, shipping per unit

Result summary

Enter values

Enter fixed costs, selling price, and variable cost

Your break-even units and revenue appear here live

Contribution / unit

N/A

Contribution margin

N/A

Exact units

N/A

Rounded target

N/A

BE revenue (exact)

N/A

Revenue at target

N/A

Enter selling price and variable cost consistently tax-inclusive or exclusive. Not full net profit after unentered overhead.

What is a Break-even Calculator?

A break-even calculator tells you the sales volume and revenue required to cover your fixed costs and variable costs. Once you hit that point, every additional unit sold contributes to profit. It is essential for pricing, product launches, store openings, and realistic sales targets.

How to use this calculator

1

Enter your costs and price

Add period fixed costs, selling price per unit, and variable cost per unit. Choose a display currency if needed.

2

See contribution and break-even

Get contribution per unit, contribution margin ratio, break-even units, and break-even revenue instantly.

3

Act on the target

Use the whole-unit sales target and plain-language insight to set goals, test pricing, or cut costs.

Formula reference

Transparent math for contribution, units, and break-even revenue.

Contribution per unit

  • CM = Selling Price − Variable Cost per Unit

Contribution margin ratio

  • CMR = (Selling Price − Variable Cost) ÷ Selling Price
  • CMR% = CMR × 100

Break-even units

  • Break-even Units (Exact) = Fixed Costs ÷ CM
  • Break-even Units (Target) = ceil(Fixed Costs ÷ CM)

Break-even revenue

  • Break-even Revenue = Fixed Costs ÷ CMR
  • Revenue at Target = Break-even Units (Target) × Selling Price

Retail product example

A shop has ₹1,00,000 monthly fixed costs. A product sells for ₹500 with ₹300 variable cost.

Fixed costs

₹1,00,000

Selling price

₹500

Variable cost

₹300

Contribution / unit

₹200

CMR

40%

Break-even units

500

Break-even revenue

₹2,50,000

You must sell 500 units (₹2.5 lakh revenue) before the product covers its share of fixed costs.

Service business example

A consultancy has ₹80,000 fixed costs. Each project is billed at ₹20,000 with ₹5,000 variable delivery cost.

Fixed costs

₹80,000

Price / project

₹20,000

Variable cost

₹5,000

Contribution

₹15,000

CMR

75%

Break-even projects

6 (exact 5.33)

Break-even revenue

₹1,06,667 exact

Round up to 6 projects for a whole-unit target; revenue at target is ₹1,20,000.

Who uses this tool

Retail shop owners

Convert rent, salaries, and product cost into a clear monthly unit sales target.

Wholesalers

Check whether a proposed wholesale price leaves enough contribution to cover overhead.

Manufacturers

Test fixed factory overhead against unit production cost before a product launch.

Service providers

Find how many jobs, retainers, or billable hours cover fixed operating costs.

Startups and founders

Run a quick feasibility check before committing to a location, SKU, or campaign.

Accountants and consultants

Explain break-even math clearly to clients with formula steps and shareable results.

Why T7ERP Break-even Calculator?

Built for real sales targets

Whether you run a shop, factory, or service practice, convert costs into a clear unit and revenue goal before you commit.

Units and revenue together

See both the unit target and the sales revenue needed to break even.

Contribution transparency

Contribution per unit and margin ratio explained in plain language.

Whole-unit targets

Exact math plus a rounded-up actionable sales target for physical goods.

Smart edge-case guidance

Clear messages when price equals cost, loses money, or margin is thin.

Formula breakdown

Expand step-by-step calculations so you can trust every number.

Private and free

Runs in your browser. No login and no data upload by default.

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FAQ Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Break-even units, contribution margin, fixed costs, formulas, and privacy for Indian businesses.

The break-even point is the sales level where total revenue equals total costs. Below it you make a loss; above it you make a profit on the costs you entered.
Break-even units = Fixed costs ÷ (Selling price − Variable cost). Break-even revenue = Fixed costs ÷ Contribution margin ratio.
Fixed costs stay broadly the same regardless of units sold (rent, salaries, software). Variable costs rise with each unit (materials, packaging, commissions, shipping).
Contribution per unit is selling price minus variable cost. Contribution margin ratio is that contribution as a share of selling price. It shows how much of each sale goes toward fixed costs and profit.
You usually cannot sell a fraction of a physical unit. The calculator shows the exact mathematical result and a ceil target so your sales goal is realistic.
There is no break-even point. Every unit increases the loss. Raise the price, reduce variable cost, or both before calculating a sales target.
If fixed costs are zero and price exceeds variable cost, you break even immediately. Each sale still only contributes the unit contribution until other overhead is considered.
No. Enter selling price and variable cost consistently either tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive so the contribution math stays aligned.
This tool is designed for a single product or an average unit. Multi-product break-even needs a sales mix and fixed-cost allocation, which is more advanced.
The period matches the fixed costs you enter. Monthly fixed costs produce a monthly break-even; annual fixed costs produce an annual target.
Yes. It is free forever with no signup, no login, and no watermark on results you copy or print.
No. Calculations run in your browser. Values are not uploaded or stored on T7 servers by default.
INR is the default. You can also format results as USD, GBP, EUR, AED, AUD, CAD, or SGD. This changes display only; it does not convert exchange rates.
It depends on industry and overhead. Very low margins (for example under 5%) make break-even fragile—small cost or discount changes can push the target much higher.
Yes. The calculator is fully usable on phones and tablets with the same results and formula steps as desktop.

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