The Language of Business · Profit · Level 2

How many before you make a cent?

Every month starts the same way: the rent, the wages and the power bill are owed before you’ve sold a thing. This lesson works out how many sales it takes to cover them, and what happens to that number when a bill, a price or a cost changes.

It’s called the break-even point. Below it you’re losing money. Above it, you’re finally working for yourself.