How do I calculate my break-even point?

Take away the cost of each sale from its price to get the contribution per sale. Divide your fixed costs by that contribution. The answer is how many sales you need to cover your costs.

What counts as a fixed cost?

Costs you pay whether you sell anything or not, such as rent, software, insurance, phone and your own wage. Costs that rise with each sale, like materials, postage and card fees, go in the cost per sale.

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Fixed costs a month £ (rent, software, your wage)Price per sale £Cost per sale £ (materials, postage)Card fee % per sale

Sales to break even a month

Revenue needed a month

£3,280

Each sale after that adds

£24.40

That's about 2.7 sales a day over a 30-day month.

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How it works

Each sale brings in its price, minus what that sale costs you, including the card fee. What's left is the contribution. Divide your monthly fixed costs by the contribution and you get the number of sales that covers them. Every sale after that is profit.

Ways to break even sooner

Raise the price a little, cut the cost of each sale, or trim fixed costs. A small price rise usually moves the break-even point more than people expect, because all of it goes to the contribution.

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