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Calculate Your Break-Even Point

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Find how many units you need to sell or how much revenue you need to cover all costs. For any business.

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Understanding Break-Even Analysis
Using Break-Even for Pricing Decisions

Die Formel

Break-Even = Fixkosten ÷ (Preis - variable Kosten pro Stueck). Fixkosten 5.000 €/Monat, Produkt 50 €, variable Kosten 20 €: 5.000 ÷ 30 = 167 Stueck/Monat. Typische Fixkosten in Deutschland: Miete, Personal, Versicherungen, Steuerberater, IHK.

Fuer Gruender

Die meisten Startups brauchen 12-24 Monate bis zum Break-Even. Gruendungszuschuss der Arbeitsagentur (6 Monate) ueberbrueckt. In Deutschland: IHK, Gruenderplattform.de und KfW-Gruenderkredite unterstuetzen den Start.

⚡ CalcWolf Insight

Most small businesses that fail do so because they never calculated their break-even point. Knowing you need to sell 167 units per month to cover costs changes every decision: marketing budget, hiring timeline, pricing strategy, and whether the business is even viable at its current cost structure.

Frequently asked questions

Wie berechne ich den Break-Even?▾

Fixkosten ÷ Deckungsbeitrag pro Stueck. 3.000 € Fixkosten, 30 € DB: 100 Stueck/Monat.

Wie lange bis Break-Even?▾

Dienstleistung: 3-12 Monate. Produkt: 6-18. SaaS: 12-24. Restaurant: 12-36.

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