Find the point where a sale covers your costs. Below it you lose money; above it you start making profit.
Break-even means you got your costs back but made no profit. It is the line between losing money and making money.
Put in the numbers you know. Use the real amount you paid where possible. If the answer looks too good to be true, check you have not forgotten fees, postage, packaging or the cost of the item.
Use what you actually paid or the best evidence-based estimate you have.
A sale can make money but still be poor value if it took lots of time or tied up your cash for months.
After the sale, use the real fee, postage and sale figures so you know exactly what happened.
Work out true profit after item cost, fees, postage, packaging and other costs.
Calculate profit after costs profit left after costs from sales money and profit.
Calculate markup on your item cost.
MyCost tracks item cost, sale price, fees and profit across your stock.
