---
title: "Break-even units and revenue (CVP): where contribution margin covers fixed costs."
method: POST
path: "/v1/commerce/break-even"
tags: ["Commerce"]
---

# Break-even units and revenue (CVP): where contribution margin covers fixed costs.

`POST /v1/commerce/break-even`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and it does not resolve against the document’s source URL)
- URL: `/v1/commerce/break-even`
- Auth: none declared

Break-even units and revenue (CVP): where contribution margin covers fixed costs.

Payment: x402 ($0.05 USDC on eip155:8453). Call unpaid to receive an HTTP 402 with requirements, then retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. Method: contributionMargin = price - variableCost; breakEvenUnits = fixedCosts / contributionMargin (rounded up); revenue = units * price

## Request body

- object
  - `fixedCosts` number, required
  - `pricePerUnit` number, required
  - `variableCostPerUnit` number, required

## Response `200`

Verified result + provenance (formula, sources, reproducible SHA-256 hash).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input (no charge) — body echoes the JSON Schema.
- `402`: Payment required — PAYMENT-REQUIRED header carries the x402 accepts[] quote.

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