Glossary
Break-even point
The break-even point is the sales level that covers all your costs exactly, so you neither make nor lose money there.
What it means for a shop owner
It equals fixed costs divided by the profit margin. Every sale above it is profit and every sale below it is a loss, so it tells you how much you must sell each month to survive. A higher rent or a lower margin pushes it up.
A worked example
Fixed costs are 3000 a month and the margin is 25%. Break-even = 3000 ÷ 0.25 = 12000 units of sales a month.
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