Profit Goal Break-Even Calculator
Most break-even calculators stop at the least useful number: how many units it takes to make exactly $0. This one goes a step further - enter your fixed monthly overhead, your selling price and variable cost per unit, and a target monthly take-home pay, and it reverses the math into a literal roadmap: sell this many units this month to actually pay yourself the number you have in mind, not just cover costs.
Set a target take-home pay, not just breakeven. This calculator tells you exactly how many units you need to sell to hit it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you calculate break-even units?
Divide fixed monthly overhead by the contribution margin per unit (selling price minus variable cost per unit). That’s the number of units needed to cover costs with zero profit.
How is the “units to hit your target” number different from break-even?
It adds your target take-home pay to fixed overhead before dividing by contribution margin per unit - so instead of solving for $0 profit, it solves for your actual income goal.
What counts as a “fixed” vs. “variable” cost here?
Fixed costs don’t change with sales volume - rent, software subscriptions, salaries. Variable costs scale directly with each unit sold - materials, packaging, per-unit marketplace fees. Getting this split right is the most common source of error in break-even math.
All tools are provided for estimation purposes only and do not constitute financial, legal, or compensation advice. Always confirm figures against your company's official comp plan and pricing policy.
sales math, done in the browser.