# What is my revenue?

Computes total revenue from the price and the number of units sold, or the price or units you need for a revenue goal.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/finance/revenue-calculator
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/finance/revenue-calculator.json
- Version: cd0a9ab0e297

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Price per unit $25.00, Units sold 1,200): Selling 1,200 units at $25.00 each brings in $30,000.00 of revenue.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| price | Price per unit | What each unit sells for. |
| units | Units sold | How many units were sold. |
| revenue | Total revenue | Price per unit × units sold. |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| price | Price per unit | What each unit sells for. |
| units | Units sold | Revenue ÷ price, to 2 decimals. |
| revenue | Total revenue | Price per unit × units sold. |

## Method

Revenue = price × units; units = revenue ÷ price; price = revenue ÷ units.

## Assumptions

- Every unit sells at the same price. For several prices, add up the revenue of each.
- Revenue is before any costs, returns or taxes.
- Arithmetic is exact on the typed decimals; money shows to the cent and units to 2 decimals, halves up.

## Worked examples

1. price = $800.00, units = 5 gives revenue = $4,000.00. Source: OpenStax, Principles of Economics 3e, 9.2 How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price, Table 9.3 (total revenue = price × quantity: 5 units at $800 is $4,000). https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-3e/pages/9-2-how-a-profit-maximizing-monopoly-chooses-output-and-price.
2. revenue = $3,600.00, units = 4 gives price = $900.00. Source: OpenStax, Principles of Economics 3e, 9.2 How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price, Table 9.3 (total revenue = price × quantity: 5 units at $800 is $4,000). https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-3e/pages/9-2-how-a-profit-maximizing-monopoly-chooses-output-and-price (4 units, $3,600).
3. revenue = $50,000.00, price = $19.99 gives units = 2,501.250625.
4. price = $19.99, units = 3 gives revenue = $59.97.

## FAQ

### How do I calculate revenue?

Multiply the price of each unit by the number of units sold. 5 units at $800 each bring in 5 × 800 = $4,000 of total revenue.

### What is the difference between revenue and profit?

Revenue is everything you take in from sales. Profit is what is left after you take off the costs: the cost of the goods, wages, rent and so on. A business can have high revenue and still make a loss.

### How many units do I need to sell to reach a revenue goal?

Divide the goal by the price. To reach $50,000 at $19.99 a unit you need 50,000 ÷ 19.99 = 2,501.25, so 2,502 whole units.

### What price do I need for a revenue goal?

Divide the goal by the number of units you expect to sell. $3,600 from 4 units needs a price of 3,600 ÷ 4 = $900.

### Does a higher price always bring more revenue?

No. A higher price usually means fewer units sold. When demand is elastic, the drop in units is larger than the rise in price, and revenue falls. When demand is inelastic, revenue rises.

### What if I sell at several prices?

Work out the revenue for each price and add the results. This calculator handles one price at a time.

## Sources

- OpenStax, Principles of Economics 3e, 9.2 How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price, Table 9.3: total revenue = price × quantity (4 units at $900 is $3,600; 5 at $800 is $4,000). https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-3e/pages/9-2-how-a-profit-maximizing-monopoly-chooses-output-and-price (retrieved 2026-10-05)
- OpenStax, Principles of Economics 3e, 5.3 Elasticity and Pricing: total revenue is price times quantity, and how elasticity decides whether a price change raises it. https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-3e/pages/5-3-elasticity-and-pricing (retrieved 2026-10-05)