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Franchise Break Even Sales Calculator

Work out franchise break even sales instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Franchise Break Even Sales Calculator

Franchise break-even is monthly fixed cost divided by the contribution margin rate, where variable costs include the royalty and marketing levy alongside cost of sales and hourly labour. The levy is what distinguishes franchise break-even from an independent operation.

Formulas

Contribution margin rate

Contribution rate = 1 - (Royalty % + Cost of sales % + Variable labour %)

Break-even sales

Break-even = Monthly fixed costs / Contribution margin rate

Worked example

With the default values below, Franchise Break Even Sales Calculator returns Break-even monthly sales of $1,619,047.62. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Monthly fixed costs including rent and salaries
680,000
Royalty and marketing levy
8
Cost of sales
34
Variable labour as % of sales
16

Results

Break-even monthly sales
$1,619,047.62
Break-even daily sales
$53,188.16
Contribution margin rate
42.00%
Total variable cost rate
58.00%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Contribution margin rate
  3. 3Break-even sales
  4. 4Break-even monthly sales= 1,619,047.62
  5. 5Break-even daily sales= 53,188.16
  6. 6Contribution margin rate= 42.00
  7. 7Total variable cost rate= 58.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the royalty matter so much?

Because it is charged on sales regardless of profitability, so it reduces the contribution rate directly and raises break-even by a proportionate amount.

What if break-even exceeds the location's realistic sales?

Then the site is unviable at that cost base. Renegotiate rent, reduce fixed salaries, or do not sign.

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