Break-even calculator
How much do you need to sell?
Enter your monthly fixed costs, what you sell for and what each item costs you. See how many you must sell to cover the bills, and to make the profit you want.
Break-even calculator
What it costs you to buy or make one.
Items to sell to break even
450
Sales you need
₦1,125,000
Profit on each item
₦1,000
That is about 18 a day over 26 trading days.
Fixed costs are the bills you pay whether or not you sell anything: rent, wages, power, subscriptions. The calculation assumes the price and unit cost stay the same.
How it works
How to use it.
- 1
Enter
Add up your fixed costs for a month: rent, wages, power and anything else you pay regardless of sales.
- 2
Adjust
Enter your selling price and the cost of one item.
- 3
Read
Read how many you need to sell, the sales that represents and your profit on each.
FAQ
About this calculator.
Straight answers about Payble, your money and how it works.
What is break-even?
The point where the profit from your sales exactly covers your fixed costs, so you are neither losing nor making money.
What counts as a fixed cost?
A cost you pay whether or not you sell anything, such as rent, salaries, power and subscriptions.
What if I sell several products?
Use your average selling price and average cost across them, weighted by how often each sells.
Guides
Read more.
Real numbers beat estimates.
The business app records your sales, costs and VAT as you trade, so your figures are always to hand.