Companies use break-even analysis to determine the prices they need to charge to cover both their variable and fixed costs. Fixed and variable costs are the two costs involved in break-even analysis.

Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005 Raheb Homavandi/Reuters The best single measure of the ...

An oil-exporting country’s “fiscal breakeven” oil price is the minimum price per barrel that the country needs in order to meet its expected spending needs while balancing its budget (figure 1).

The 30-year breakeven rate rose to 2.38%, or the highest since last April and May. The moves came as investors braced for a possible upside surprise in the consumer-price index for December ...

The decision to drill new wells is fundamentally tied to breakeven prices—the price at which oil companies can cover their production costs and remain profitable. According to the Dallas Fed ...

Many brands also said Walmart is the final arbiter of prices on its shelves. Walmart does have the power to sell some popular items at break-even prices or even below cost, making up for the lost ...