The number every shop owner should know
Your break-even point is how many orders you need in a month before the business makes a single taka of profit. Below it, every month eats into your savings; above it, every extra order is profit. Knowing it turns "we need more sales" into a clear target: so many orders a day.
How the break-even is worked out
- Money left per delivered order = average selling price − variable cost per order.
- Delivered orders needed = monthly fixed costs ÷ money left per order, rounded up.
- Orders to take = delivered orders needed ÷ (1 − return rate).
- Per day = the monthly numbers ÷ 30.
With ৳65,000 of fixed costs and ৳220 left per order, you need 296 delivered orders a month — about 10 a day — and around 329 orders taken if 10% come back.
Fixed costs people forget
- Your own salary, if you work in the business full-time.
- Software, website, domain and phone or internet bills.
- Photography, sample products and small office spending.
- Loan instalments or equipment you pay for monthly.
Moving the break-even down
The money left per order is usually the strongest lever. Raising it from ৳220 to ৳270 drops the orders needed from 296 to 241 a month. Try it above with your own numbers, and use the profit margin calculator to find a price that leaves more per order.
Check it every month
Your break-even point moves when rent goes up, when you hire someone, or when ad costs change. Re-run the numbers at the start of each month, and compare the orders needed with the orders you actually delivered last month. The gap tells you how far you are from profit — or how much room you have to invest in growth.
eCommerce Autopilot keeps your cashbook, expenses and every order's real profit in one place, and its profit & loss report shows each month whether you passed break-even.