{
  "id": "profit-goal-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Profit Goal Calculator",
  "shortName": "Profit Goal",
  "description": "Calculate unit sales and revenue required to cover fixed costs and reach a target operating profit.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "profit",
    "goal",
    "calculator",
    "profit goal calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/profit-goal-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/profit-goal-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/profit-goal-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/profit-goal-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/profit-goal-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/profit-goal-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/profit-goal-calculator/?sellingPricePerUnit=50&variableCostPerUnit=30&fixedCosts=100000&targetProfit=25000",
  "queryParameters": {
    "sellingPricePerUnit": {
      "label": "Selling price per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50
    },
    "variableCostPerUnit": {
      "label": "Variable cost per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30
    },
    "fixedCosts": {
      "label": "Fixed costs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100000
    },
    "targetProfit": {
      "label": "Target profit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 25000
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "sellingPricePerUnit",
      "label": "Selling price per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 50,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "variableCostPerUnit",
      "label": "Variable cost per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 30,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "fixedCosts",
      "label": "Fixed costs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "targetProfit",
      "label": "Target profit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 25000,
      "step": 100
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "unitsRequired",
      "label": "Units required",
      "format": "integer",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exactUnits",
      "label": "Exact units before rounding",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "requiredRevenue",
      "label": "Required sales revenue",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "contributionMarginPerUnit",
      "label": "Contribution margin per unit",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "contributionMarginRatio",
      "label": "Contribution margin ratio",
      "format": "percent",
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "breakEvenUnits",
      "label": "Break-even units",
      "format": "integer"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "units for target = (fixed costs + target profit) ÷ (price − variable cost)"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "sellingPricePerUnit": 50,
        "variableCostPerUnit": 30,
        "fixedCosts": 100000,
        "targetProfit": 25000
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}