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Break Even Calculator from Profits Plus

Knowing how many you have to sell before you make a profit is not as simple as it looks. It definitely is not calculating how many of an item you have ordered, the total cost of that item, and then multiplying a quantity sold by the selling price. What has to be considered are the fixed and variable expenses associated with the business.

Your fixed expenses are those that are definitely going to occur each month. The amount may vary, as exampled by utilities, but the expense is definitely is going to occur. Your variable expenses are those that may or may not occur during the month. This calculator allows you to factor all of these components as you determine just what it does take to get to the point of breaking even.

Break Even Online Calculator - created by Profits Plus
       
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This can be a monthly or annual calculation: Method 1 with   Method 2 with
  known cost of item   known item gross margin
Add all fixed costs:      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total all fixed costs:  
       
Add all variable costs:      
Gross margin of product    
 
 
 
 
 
Total all variable costs:  
       
Total sales:  
       
Variable cost as a percentage:  
       
Net Profit:  
       
Sales necessary to produce a break even point      
with this variable cost and fixed expense level:  
       
       
Break even sales  
       
Variable costs  
Fixed costs  
Total costs  
       
Profit  
       

MARCH 2024
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The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

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News

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.

BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Conversations

We are taking a break with the Small Business Conversations programs. However, we have the many years of the program cataloged by date on the website.

Small Business

Advisories

The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.