Highlights
Example Product of a company : Carpet cleaning services
| Product | Retail Price | Direct costs (to make/provide service costs) |
| 5 Bedroom house | 475 | 160 |
| 3 Bedroom house | 300 | 130 |
| 2 Bedroom house | 195 | 100 |
| + Stair Case | 100 | 50 |
| Lounge - 3 seater | 125 | 50 |
| Chair | 65 | 35 |
| Seprate rugs - varies on size | 75 | 40 |
| Total | 565.00 | |
| Divide by Number of product | Divide by 7 | Divide by 7 |
| Unit Average - result | 190.71 | 80.71 |
Direct cost in this instance is the man or men that do the physical work, chemicals and wear of surface pad of machine.
Average
Average unit price of your business product sold (retail): $ 190.71
Average price (per unit) of your business product to make/direct costings: $ 8
Gross Profit Margin: $ 110.00 - 57.68%
Weekly: Can sell or provide 12 jobs per week
Sales: $ 190.71 X 12 = $2,288.52
Direct costs: $80.71 X 12 = 968.52
Yearly: 52 weeks, but say 50 weeks on average.
Sales: $ 2,288.52 X 50 = $114,426.00
Direct costs: $968.52 x 50 = $ 48,426.00
Monthly: calculate if you wish
Result of yearly sales less direct costs = $66,000.00
Gross Profit Margin (year): 57.68%
Less fixed costs, and tax: to give you 'Net Profit'
Break Even Calculator (yearly)
Percentage of price that is Net profit - Net Profit Margin (all expenses against sales, including tax paid to goverment
Percentage of price that is gross profit - Gross Profit Margin (profitability of an average single item against direct costs / production costs / cost to make, of a single item (the unit)
Totals sales needed to break-even (see method in red)
number of units needed to be sold to break-even (yearly)
Notes
Direct costs' are 'variable costs', depending on amount of product produced. Fixed Costs' are 'indirect costs' that remain constant like lease payments, rent, insurances, legal, accountancy, light power, travel, postage, wages, etc.
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