Overhead Impact Calculator

Extra revenue depends on contribution margin after variable costs.

Your numbers

Enter your numbers to see the result.

How Overhead Impact works

Add the overhead increase to current overhead. Divide the increase by contribution-margin fraction to estimate the extra revenue needed to keep profit unchanged.

A worked example

These sample values illustrate the calculation. Use your own numbers in the calculator for your result.

Example inputs
Current monthly overhead
2000
Monthly expense increase
300
Average monthly revenue
10000
Contribution margin %
50
New overhead
$2,300.00
Extra revenue to maintain profit
$600.00
Revenue target
$10,600.00

Assumptions and limits

Extra revenue depends on contribution margin after variable costs.

Planning estimate only. This is not legal, tax, payroll or accounting advice.