A quick pricing reality check for makers

Can your price and capacity reach your profit goal?

Estimate contribution per unit, break-even volume, target-profit volume, and whether your current production capacity can support the plan.

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Step 1

Enter one product scenario

Unit variable cost

Materials, labor, packaging, and other cost that rises per unit.

Fixed cost for this period

Costs you pay even if you sell zero units.

Selling price per unit

Variable selling fee

Fixed fee per order

Target profit for this period

Maximum units you can make or fulfill

Use the same period as your fixed cost and target profit.

Step 2

Read the result

Sample scenario

Unit contribution

$10.83 available to cover fixed cost and profit

Break-even units: 12
Target-profit units: 58
Capacity gap: 12-unit cushion
Modeled profit at capacity: $633.10

What this sample suggests

Your 70-unit capacity is 12 units above the 58 units needed to reach the selected profit target.

A five-minute pricing guide

Break-even is a volume question, not just a price

Start with contribution

Selling price is not the amount left to cover fixed cost. First subtract the variable fee, fixed fee per order, and variable cost. The remainder is your unit contribution.

Separate break-even from your goal

Break-even units recover fixed cost. Target-profit units must recover both fixed cost and the profit you want. Round units up because a fraction of a sale cannot complete the plan.

Check the capacity constraint

If the target needs more units than you can make or fulfill, the model is not operationally feasible yet. Revisit price, cost, fees, target, or capacity before relying on the plan.

When one scenario is not enough

Connect pricing to products, inventory, sales, and events

Maker Profit & Inventory System is an editable Excel workbook for deeper product costing, price-volume scenarios, inventory tracking, sales results, and event analysis.

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Use this as a planning estimate

This calculator does not predict demand or guarantee sales or profit. It does not provide tax, accounting, legal, or financial advice. Results depend entirely on your inputs and may omit costs specific to your business, including taxes, refunds, discounts, payment timing, spoilage, and multi-item orders.

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