The exact sales volume where your revenue exactly covers all your costs — you're making zero profit and zero loss.
Break-even tells you the minimum you need to sell just to keep the lights on. Sell less than that, you're losing money. Sell more, you're profitable. It's the floor your business needs to stay above to survive.
Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs ÷ (Selling Price − Variable Cost per Unit)Every business decision — a new product, a new location, a price change — shifts your break-even point. Knowing it helps you understand risk before you commit. If your break-even requires 800 sales a month but you currently do 400, that new product line is a serious risk.
Upload your cost and revenue data. Ask "What is my break-even point?" AskBiz calculates it in both units and revenue, shows how far above or below break-even you are today, and models what happens to your break-even if you change prices or reduce costs.
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A food stall owner uploads their monthly cost data. AskBiz calculates they break even at 340 portions per day at their current price. They're averaging 280. AskBiz recommends either a 12% price increase or a reduction in ingredient cost to close the gap.
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Break-even in units tells you how many items you need to sell. Break-even in revenue tells you the total sales value you need. Both are useful — units helps with production planning, revenue helps with sales targets.
Raising prices lowers your break-even point (you need to sell fewer units to cover costs). Lowering prices raises it. AskBiz can model the exact impact of any price change on your break-even.