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Break-Even
The point where total money in equals total money out. Below it you lose money; above it you start to keep some.
Example
Your bake sale stand costs $30 to set up (signs, cups, ingredients). Each cookie costs you 50 cents to make and sells for $2. You make $1.50 per cookie. To cover the $30, you need to sell 20 cookies. Cookie 21 is the first that makes you a profit.
How it fits in
Break-even units equal fixed costs divided by contribution margin per unit. The number itself is less interesting than what it forces you to think about: which costs are fixed regardless of volume, and how much each sale really contributes after variable costs. Most early businesses guess too low on costs and too high on demand, so the real break-even point shows up later than the plan said.
Where this is taught
Practise it on the platform
Related terms
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