{
  "id": "v20-uk-break-even",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Business Break-Even Calculator — United Kingdom",
  "shortName": "Business Break-Even",
  "description": "Calculate a single-product contribution break-even with whole-unit rounding and a clearly defined accounting period. GBP planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "break-even",
    "uk",
    "business-finance",
    "business-metrics"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-uk-break-even.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/uk/break-even/",
    "definition": "/uk/break-even/definition.json",
    "schema": "/uk/break-even/schema.json",
    "llms": "/uk/break-even/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/uk/break-even/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/uk/break-even/?fixedCost=10000&unitPrice=50&variableCost=30&targetProfit=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "fixedCost": {
      "label": "Fixed costs in one consistent period",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10000
    },
    "unitPrice": {
      "label": "Net selling price per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50
    },
    "variableCost": {
      "label": "Variable cost per sold unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30
    },
    "targetProfit": {
      "label": "Target profit in the same period",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "fixedCost",
      "label": "Fixed costs in one consistent period",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 10000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "GBP",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "unitPrice",
      "label": "Net selling price per unit",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 50,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "GBP",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "variableCost",
      "label": "Variable cost per sold unit",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 30,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "GBP",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "targetProfit",
      "label": "Target profit in the same period",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "GBP",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "contribution",
      "label": "Contribution per unit",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    {
      "id": "breakEvenUnits",
      "label": "Whole units required to break even",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "targetUnits",
      "label": "Whole units required for target profit",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "targetRevenue",
      "label": "Revenue at rounded target units",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "GBP"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "whole target units = ceiling((fixed costs + target profit) ÷ (unit price − variable cost)).",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "fixedCost": 10000,
        "unitPrice": 50,
        "variableCost": 30,
        "targetProfit": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "SBA break-even formula",
      "url": "https://legacy.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/calculate-your-startup-costs/break-even-point"
    },
    {
      "label": "SBA break-even input worksheet",
      "url": "https://legacy.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/calculate-your-startup-costs/break-even-point/calculate"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "break-even",
  "namespace": "uk",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca",
    "uk",
    "ie"
  ]
}