Mini Trampoline Fitness Studio Break-Even: $23K/Month Revenue

Fixed costs $18.7K/mo Year 1 fixed base

Contribution margin 82% After variable costs

Break-even revenue $22.8K/mo Monthly target

Break-even timing Month 1 Launch month

Break-even calculator

Test monthly revenue, variable expenses, and fixed costs against break-even for a mini trampoline fitness studio.

Lean Base Full

Monthly revenue More revenue gives you more margin to cover the studio's fixed base. $ Slower month Busy month Variable expenses Use costs that rise with sales, like marketing, processing, and supplies. $ Lower spend Higher spend

Money available to cover fixed costs $146,500 $179,000 revenue - $32,500 variable expenses

Margin ratio

82%

Covers fixed costs

Yes

Fixed monthly costs These are the monthly costs your contribution margin must cover. $ Tight overhead Higher overhead

Break-even chart Revenue Total costs

Which mini trampoline studio expenses are fixed, and which move with sales?

Cost classification

Break-even gets cleaner when rent, software, and planned staffing stay in overhead, while card fees and supplies move with sales. Misclassifying instructor payroll can make the studio look profitable before class demand supports it.

Expense	Cost	Break-Even Treatment	Common Mistake
Studio Lease Rent	Fixed	Use the $4,500 monthly lease as core overhead in every break-even month.	Treating rent as if it flexes down when occupancy is low.
Utilities Electricity and Water	Semi-variable	Start with the $600 monthly base, then expect some usage pressure as class volume rises.	Modeling utilities as fully fixed while adding more billable days.
Booking Software Subscription	Fixed	Include the $250 monthly subscription in fixed overhead for the planning range.	Pushing software below gross margin as if each booking creates the charge.
Merchant Account Processing Fees	Variable	Apply the 3.0% first-year fee directly to paid sales volume.	Forgetting card fees when membership revenue scales.
Retail Inventory Cost	Variable	Apply the 2.0% inventory load only against retail sales activity.	Spreading retail inventory across class revenue.
Digital Marketing and Lead Acquisition	Semi-variable	Use the 10.0% first-year rate as growth spend that should taper as retention improves.	Calling all marketing fixed and missing the cost of filling new spots.
Studio Consumables and Cleaning Supplies	Variable	Apply the 2.0% first-year rate because supplies rise with studio usage.	Leaving cleaning supplies in overhead even as class traffic grows.
Year 1 Staffing Wages	Fixed	Plan $13,500 per month as fixed overhead unless instructors are paid per class.	Burying instructor staffing inside margin instead of showing payroll capacity.

How does break-even change from the lean opening case to the full studio case?

Scenario table

Break-even improves as occupancy rises because revenue grows faster than variable costs, while fixed staffing also climbs. The base and full cases carry a wider cushion, but added labor is the main overhead drag.

Planning cases only; actual results will move with attendance, pricing, staffing, and class mix.

Scenario	Monthly Revenue	Variable Costs	Fixed Costs	CM Ratio	Operating Profit	Break-Even Signal
Lean opening case	$179k/mo	$30k/mo	$19.3k/mo	83%	$129k/mo	Above break-even, but the cushion is still sensitive to soft attendance.
Base ramp case	$522k/mo	$78k/mo	$23.5k/mo	85%	$420k/mo	Clear break-even cushion, with revenue covering fixed cost room more comfortably.
Full build case	$1,166k/mo	$155k/mo	$29.4k/mo	86.7%	$982k/mo	Strong profit cushion, but higher staffing keeps overhead tied to scale.

What breaks the break-even plan for this studio?

Stress test

Year 1 has a wide cushion, but the first squeeze comes from lower class fill and higher labor or ad spend. With break-even near $233,000, small shifts in fixed or variable costs still matter because they stack fast.

Stress Case	Changed Assumption	Break-Even Revenue	Revenue Gap	Risk Signal
Current plan	No change.	$233,000	$1,916,000 cushion	The model clears break-even with room to spare.
Revenue shortfall	Year 1 revenue falls 10% below plan.	$233,000	$1,701,100 cushion	Lower class fill rates cut the cushion fast.
Fixed-cost increase	Fixed overhead rises 10% from rent, utilities, or staffing.	$256,300	$1,892,700 cushion	Lease or labor pressure moves break-even up right away.
Margin pressure	Variable expenses rise to 20% as marketing, fees, and cleaning climb.	$241,250	$1,907,750 cushion	Paid ads near 10% of revenue can squeeze margin.
Combined pressure	Revenue falls 15%, fixed overhead rises 10%, and variable expenses rise to 20%.	$265,375	$1,561,275 cushion	If fill rate, staffing, and ad spend all worsen, the buffer thins fast.

What should the founder verify before signing the lease and buying the rebounder fleet?

Founder checklist

Open only if the lease, staffing, and class fill can support about $233K a month in revenue. If demand comes in short, delay or downsize before signing, and treat the $913K Month 1 cash need as runway, not profit.

1Demand test$233K/mo

Verify local pre-sales and class interest can support this monthly revenue target; if not, the break-even case is too thin for a lease commit.

2Lease load$4,500 rent

Confirm rent plus Year 1 wages and overhead stay near the model's about $232K annual fixed load, because a higher lease pushes break-even up fast.

3Margin mix83% CM

Check that memberships, passes, and retail still hold about 83% contribution after processing, retail cost, marketing, and cleaning take their cut.

4Staffing ramp4 core roles

Verify the manager, lead instructor, junior instructor, and front desk can all be covered from Month 1, and that later FTE growth will match demand.

5Runway cash$913K

Hold the Month 1 minimum cash need as runway, because about $47.5K of startup capex and early losses sit outside monthly break-even.

6Launch stack6 live systems

Verify booking software, waivers, music licensing, utilities, internet, and payment processing are live before opening, since day-one cash collection depends on them.