How much more do you need to make to break even?
Added Labor Cost
$6,000
2 PT servers / mo
Break-Even Sales
$21,400
extra / month
Expected Sales Lift
$18,000
8-min wait ↓
Labor ROI
Break-Even Chart
| Scenario |
Extra Sales |
Labor % |
Result |
| Current |
$0 |
28.0% |
baseline |
| Break-Even |
$21.4k |
28.0% |
cover new labor |
| Expected Lift |
$18k |
28.9% |
still -$3.4k |
| Target Lift |
$25k |
27.5% |
+$1.6k profit |
Add the 2 PT servers and target $25k extra sales (≈ +90 covers/week) via 8-min wait reduction + upsell
training.
Introduce daily specials and dessert bundling to raise average check by $2—covers break-even with
current traffic.
Assumes $35 average check, 25 hrs/week each server at $18/hr including taxes/benefits, and 4-week
month.