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SaaS Subscription CPA Targets

Calculate target CPA and ROAS for a subscription SaaS business with $49/month pricing, 12-month customer lifetime, and $10/month COGS. Shows break-even thresholds, recommended targets at 30% margin, and phased scaling strategy.

Input

What you provide to the skill

My SaaS costs $49/month, customers stay 12 months, COGS is $10/month. What’s my target CPA?

Output

What the skill generates for you

=== TARGET CPA & ROAS CALCULATOR ===

CUSTOMER ECONOMICS:
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Lifetime Value (LTV): $588.00

  • Total revenue: $588.00

Cost Breakdown:

  • COGS: $120.00
  • Operating costs: $0.00
  • Marketing/sales tools: $0.00
  • Total costs: $120.00

Gross profit: $468.00

BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS:
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⚠️ CRITICAL THRESHOLD ⚠️

Break-Even CPA: $468.00

  • At this CPA, profit = $0
  • Any CPA above $468.00 loses money

Break-Even ROAS: 1.26x

  • Below this ROAS, campaigns are unprofitable

RECOMMENDED TARGETS:
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🎯 Target CPA at 30% Margin: $327.60

  • Profit per customer: $140.40

🎯 Target ROAS at 30% Margin: 1.79x

Target CPA Ladder (Different Margins):
┌─────────────┬──────────────┬─────────────────────┐
│ Margin │ Target CPA │ Profit Per Customer │
├─────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────────────┤
│ 10% │ $421.20 │ $46.80 │
│ 20% │ $374.40 │ $93.60 │
│→ 30% │ $327.60 │ $140.40 │ ← YOUR TARGET
│ 40% │ $280.80 │ $187.20 │
└─────────────┴──────────────┴─────────────────────┘

SCALING STRATEGY:
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📈 Phased Approach for Campaign Launch

Phase 1 (Months 1-2): Aggressive Volume Building

  • Target CPA: $421.20 (10% margin)
  • Goal: Build conversion volume

Phase 2 (Months 3-4): Efficiency Improvement

  • Target CPA: $374.40 (20% margin)
  • Goal: Improve efficiency gradually

Phase 3 (Month 5+): Target Profitability

  • Target CPA: $327.60 (30% margin)
  • Goal: Hit target profitability

KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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✓ Set initial campaign CPA target at $327.60
✓ Set initial campaign ROAS target at 1.79x
✓ Never exceed $468.00 CPA (break-even threshold)
✓ Start with looser targets ($421.20) to build data
✓ Monitor unit economics monthly as costs change