Finance

Break-Even Units

Units needed to cover fixed costs.

Formula

Formula
Q = FCprice − variable

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
FC fixed costs computed result result
price price per unit computed result result
var variable cost/unit computed result result

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Worked examples

Example 1
Givenfixed costs = 10000, price/unit = 50, variable/unit = 30
Result500
Example 2
Givenfixed costs = 5000, price/unit = 20, variable/unit = 12
Result625