Estimate the unit sales and sales revenue needed to cover fixed costs, cover variable costs, and reach a target profit.
$7,000 needed / $22.00 contribution
This is target-profit planning math, not proof that people will buy. Real profit can move when capacity, refunds, discounts, fees, taxes, owner pay, waste, marketing spend, or mixed-product sales change.
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Set a sales target for a product, event, or service package.
Compare how price or variable cost changes the number of units needed.
Plan a target profit after covering fixed costs.
Use after a break-even check when zero profit is not enough.
318.18 units, about $12,727.27 sales, and $22 contribution per unit
173.68 sales, about $2,605.26 revenue, and $9.50 contribution per sale
40.53 packages, about $10,131.58 revenue, and $190 contribution per package
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Use it when you want to test the exact inputs on this page: Set a sales target for a product, event, or service package. Compare how price or variable cost changes the number of units needed. The result is a check against your assumptions, not proof that a lender, tax app, broker, platform, or provider will use the same number.
Fixed costs means costs to cover before profit, such as setup, rent, platform fees, or equipment for the planning period. Target profit means extra money you want left after fixed and variable costs are covered. Price and variable cost per unit means the sale price and per-sale cost used to calculate contribution margin.
Usually yes. If the answer is 318.18 units and you sell whole items, 318 units is still short of the profit goal. You would need 319 units before the estimate clears the target.
No. It only solves the cost-volume-profit math from the numbers you entered. Demand, capacity, refunds, discounts, shipping, taxes, owner pay, and cash timing can still change the real result.
The goal does not work in normal target-profit math. Each sale needs positive contribution margin. If price is equal to or lower than variable cost, selling more units does not cover fixed costs or profit.
In plain language: Contribution margin per unit = price per unit - variable cost per unit. Target-profit units = (fixed costs + target profit) / contribution margin per unit. Required sales = target-profit units x price per unit. $5,000 fixed costs plus a $2,000 profit goal means $7,000 must be covered. A $40 price minus $18 variable cost leaves $22 contribution, so $7,000 / $22 = 318.18 units and about $12,727.27 in sales.
Read target-profit units first, then required sales, then contribution per unit. If contribution is small, the sales target rises quickly.
This is a one-product planning estimate. It does not prove demand, capacity, cash flow, taxes, owner pay, refunds, discounts, payment fees, shipping, inventory waste, mixed product sales, marketing spend changes, financing, or accounting treatment. Use business records, accounting software, a bookkeeper, or a financial adviser before using target-profit math for funding, hiring, tax, or pricing decisions.
Check that fixed costs, target profit, and sales period match. Do not hide fees, refunds, discounts, shipping, waste, marketing spend, or capacity limits outside the estimate.
Break-even aims for zero profit after costs. Profit goal adds your target profit on top of fixed costs, so the required units and sales are higher.
This simple version works best for one product or one average bundle. If you sell many products with different prices and costs, use a weighted average contribution margin or calculate each product separately.
No. The calculator runs in your browser tab. Recent answers stay only on the page while you use it, and they are not sent to a server.