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Break-Even Calculator

How many units must you sell to stop losing money? Find the break-even point per day, week, and month from fixed costs, price, and unit cost.

When a business starts making money

The break-even point is the sales volume at which income exactly covers all costs. Enter monthly fixed costs (rent, wages, electricity), the selling price, and the variable cost per unit to see how many units must sell per month, week, and day, the revenue involved, and a profit-and-loss chart across sales volumes. It also works in reverse: for a target profit, how many must you sell.

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Fixed costs per month

total fixed costs: Rp6,000,000

Not sure of your unit cost? Work it out first with the Cost Price Calculator in the tools menu.

break-even / month
667 units
per week 156 · per day 26
contribution margin / unit
Rp9,000
60%
break-even revenue / month
Rp10,005,000

Break-even chart

010.1M20.1M03356701,0051,340units sold per monthBEP 667
  • revenue
  • total cost
  • loss area
  • profit area
Chart data table
unitsrevenuetotal costprofit/loss
0Rp0Rp6,000,000−Rp6,000,000
335Rp5,025,000Rp8,010,000−Rp2,985,000
670Rp10,050,000Rp10,020,000Rp30,000
1,005Rp15,075,000Rp12,030,000Rp3,045,000
1,340Rp20,100,000Rp14,040,000Rp6,060,000

Profit target

units needed / month
1,000 units
per day 39
revenue needed
Rp15,000,000

What if the price changes?

new price
Rp15,000
new break-even
667 units
per day 26
difference
0 units

What is break-even?

Fixed costs must be paid no matter how much you sell: rent, permanent staff salaries, base electricity, equipment loan payments.

Variable costs rise and fall with the number of units sold: ingredients, packaging, per-order fees.

The break-even point is the sales volume at which revenue exactly covers all costs: no profit, no loss. Above it, each unit adds profit equal to its contribution margin.

Example: a coffee stall with fixed costs of Rp6,000,000/month, a price of Rp15,000 per cup and ingredients of Rp6,000 per cup. The margin is Rp9,000 per cup, so break-even = 6,000,000 / 9,000 = 667 cups per month, about 26 cups a day over 26 selling days.

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