Cash Spend & Profitability Ledger Strict $50 Cap Enforced

Audited cash outlay ledger, economic vs. cash profitability, and verified unit break-even thresholds.

Hard Stop: $50.00 Max Cash Spend
Cash Budget Ceiling
$50.00
Total micro-trial capital allocated
Non-negotiable ceiling
Actual Cash Spent
$0.00
Disbursed to third-party vendors
$0 spent on Phase 1 hosting
Cash Budget Remaining
$50.00
Uncommitted liquidity
100% Capital Preserved
Net Cash Profitability
$0.00
Bank receipts minus actual cash spent
Cash-on-cash basis

Verified Break-Even Thresholds ($2.99 itch.io Sale)

Net Proceeds: $2.30 / sale

Exact unit sales required to fully recover capital outlays after deducting itch.io's 10% platform share and standard payment processing fees.

Recoup $25 Play Reg Fee
11 Sales

Requires 11 gross sales at $2.99 ($32.89 gross) to fully recoup the $25.00 one-time Google Play Console registration fee.

Net cash yield: $25.30
Recoup $20 Promo Outlay
9 Sales

Requires 9 gross sales at $2.99 ($26.91 gross) to recover a $20.00 targeted Reddit/Meta ad spend.

Net cash yield: $20.70
Recoup Full $50 Cash Cap
22 Sales

Requires 22 gross sales at $2.99 ($65.78 gross) to recover the entire $50.00 all-in micro-trial cash budget.

Net cash yield: $50.60
Collected-Payout Mode
24 Sales

Accounts for itch.io's $3 tax verification deduction on collected payouts, raising recovery to $53.00.

Net cash yield: $55.20

Audited Cash Expense Ledger

Itemized ledger of all cash disbursements, committed allocations, and reserves.

Total Allocated: $50.00
Expense Item & Category Status Amount (USD) Cash Spend Description
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