Break-even calculator
Add up the costs you pay every month no matter what you sell: rent, payroll, utilities, insurance, loan payments.
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The math
- Sales needed = fixed costs ÷ average margin.
- Run it for inside sales and for fuel separately, because their margins are very different.
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