Find out exactly how many units you need to sell — and how much revenue you need — before your business starts making a profit.
| Contribution margin per unit | — |
| Contribution margin ratio | — |
| Units needed for target profit | — |
Your contribution margin is price minus variable cost per unit. Divide fixed costs by that margin to get break-even units. Sell one unit more than that and you are in profit.
Divide total fixed costs by the contribution margin per unit (selling price minus variable cost per unit).
Multiply break-even units by the selling price per unit — shown automatically above.
The amount each sale contributes toward fixed costs and profit: price per unit minus variable cost per unit.
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