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Business Burn Rate & Runway Calculator

How long can you survive on current cash? See your monthly burn rate, runway in months, break-even revenue, and what happens if revenue drops 25% or 50%.

Corp Tax Rate21%
SE Threshold$400
FICA Cap 2024$168,600

STABLE — Monitor Your Pipeline

11 months runway

You have 11 months of runway. Stable, but work to close the revenue gap.

Cash depleted: March 2027

Your Business Financials

Monthly Burn Rate
$1,300
Burned per month
Cash Runway
11 mo
March 2027
Break-Even Revenue
$7,300
Needed per month
Revenue Gap
$1,300
To break-even

Monthly Cash Flow

Revenue+$6,000
Fixed expenses$2,500
Variable expenses$800
Owner draw$4,000
Net monthly-$1,300

Scenario Analysis

ScenarioRevenueExpensesNet BurnRunway
Current$6,000$7,300−$1,30011 mo
Revenue -25%$4,500$7,300−$2,8005 mo
Revenue -50%$3,000$7,300−$4,3003 mo
Cut Expenses 20%$6,000$5,840+$160Profitable
<3 mo critical 3-6 mo warning 6+ mo stable profitable

Recommendations

  • 1.You have runway but are burning cash. Set a target to reach break-even within 90 days.
  • 2.Track revenue weekly, not monthly. Slow periods are easier to course-correct early.