Break Even Calculator API

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/break-even-calculator/execute

Return the break-even point of a product or business: contribution margin, contribution margin ratio, break-even units and revenue, plus the units and revenue needed to reach a target profit. Units are rounded up to whole units.

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Request body

application/json

fixed_costs

number required

Total fixed costs for the period.
variable_cost_per_unit

number required

Variable cost to produce one unit.
price_per_unit

number required

Selling price of one unit. Must be greater than the variable cost.
target_profit

number optional

Desired profit for the period. Default: 0.

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "fixed_costs": 10000,
  "variable_cost_per_unit": 20,
  "price_per_unit": 50,
  "target_profit": 5000
}

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/break-even-calculator/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "fixed_costs": 10000,
    "variable_cost_per_unit": 20,
    "price_per_unit": 50,
    "target_profit": 5000
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/break-even-calculator/execute', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"fixed_costs":10000,"variable_cost_per_unit":20,"price_per_unit":50,"target_profit":5000}),
});
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/break-even-calculator/execute",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"fixed_costs":10000,"variable_cost_per_unit":20,"price_per_unit":50,"target_profit":5000},
)
data = response.json()

$ch = curl_init('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/break-even-calculator/execute');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json', 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"fixed_costs":10000,"variable_cost_per_unit":20,"price_per_unit":50,"target_profit":5000}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

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Call break_even_calculator from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Same arguments, same output.

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MCP reference

Rate limit: 60 a minute, per IP
Auth: API key
REST id: break-even-calculator
MCP name: break_even_calculator
Category: Finance
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

Request body

Example arguments

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