Break-even calculator for shops
Your break-even point is the sales that exactly cover your fixed monthly costs. Divide fixed costs by the profit you make on each item: with ৳60,000 of monthly costs and ৳60 profit per item, you must sell 1,000 items — about 39 a day over 26 days — before the shop makes any money.
Break-even sales per month
৳250,000
Break-even items × selling price
Items to sell per month
1,000
Fixed costs ÷ (price − cost per item)
Items per day
39
Items per month ÷ 26 days
Profit per item
৳60
Selling price − cost per item
How it’s calculated
- Profit per item = average selling price − average cost per item.
- Break-even items = fixed monthly costs ÷ profit per item.
- Break-even sales = break-even items × average selling price.
Worked example
Rent ৳25,000, salaries ৳30,000 and bills ৳5,000 make ৳60,000 a month. Items sell at ৳250 on average and cost ৳190: ৳60 profit each. 60,000 ÷ 60 = 1,000 items, or ৳2,50,000 of sales a month.
Limits
- Uses averages; a shop with very different margins across products should work it out per category.
- Doesn't include your own salary unless you add it to fixed costs.
Bisnesy tracks expenses by category and posts every sale's cost, so profit & loss shows how far above (or below) break-even each month really was.
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What counts as a fixed cost?
Anything you pay whether you sell or not: rent, salaries, electricity, internet, loan instalments, subscriptions.
How do I lower my break-even point?
Cut fixed costs, raise prices, or buy cheaper — anything that raises profit per item or lowers the monthly bill.
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