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Break-even calculator

Three numbers: what it costs you to exist each month, what one job sells for, and what one job costs you to deliver. From there you get how many you must sell before the business stops losing money — and what your current capacity actually earns.

Rent, software, insurance, phone, your own draw — the bills that arrive whether you sell anything or not.

Materials, subcontractors, payment fees — costs that only appear when you actually do one. Enter 0 for pure services.

Your realistic capacity, not a fantasy. This is the line that tests whether break-even is reachable.

Nothing is sent anywhere. Every figure recalculates as you type and nothing is stored.
Check the maths

Break-even, spelled out

profit per job = price − variable cost jobs to break even = fixed costs ÷ profit per job revenue at break even = jobs × price

Round up: you can't sell 2.7 jobs, so 3 is the real answer. The calculator rounds for you and shows the raw figure too.

Assumptions, labelled
Every job has the same priceNo upsells or price rises modelled
Every job has the same variable costSome jobs cost more than others in reality
Fixed costs are steadyAnnual or seasonal costs are smoothed into a month
No tax, debt or one-off costsAdd them to fixed costs if they recur
Not adviceAn arithmetic check, not a business plan