Commercial Lease & Breakeven Calculator

Underwrite retail locations before signing an LOI. Solves for monthly occupancy costs, labor burden, and daily customer transaction velocity.

Lease & Cost Inputs

Usable Square Feet

Base Asking Rent ($/sqft/yr)

NNN / CAM ($/sqft/yr)

Hourly Wage ($/hr)

Staff Hours / Week

Average Gross Ticket ($)

Cost of Goods (COGS %)

Sales Tax Rate (%)

Required Breakeven Velocity

Daily Customers Required

transactions per operating day

Monthly Net Revenue Needed

$22,460

Monthly Occupancy Cost (Rent+NNN)

$4,813

Monthly Labor (incl 18% burden)

$10,159

Engine accounts for 18% payroll burden (FICA/FUTA/SUTA) and strips state/local sales taxes before computing gross customer requirements.