Midlands Inc. had a bad year in 2019. For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company's income statement showed following results from selling 75,000 units of product: net sales $2,250,000; total costs and expenses $2,374,920; and net loss $124,920. Costs and expenses consisted of the following. Cost of goods sold Selling expenses Administrative expenses 1. 2. Total Variable $1,692,500 $1,195,000 3. 532,420 150,000 95,000 60,000 $2,374,920 $1,350,000 Fixed $497,500 437,420 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2020. Increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs and expenses. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $196,000 to total salaries of $41,005 plus a commission on net sales. 90,000 $1,024,920 Purchase new high-tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and fixed cost of goods sold t 50:50. (a) Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2019. (Round contribution margin ratio to 4 decimal places e.g. 0.2512 and final answe decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

Midlands Inc. had a bad year in 2019. For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company's income statement showed following results from selling 75,000 units of product: net sales $2,250,000; total costs and expenses $2,374,920; and net loss $124,920. Costs and expenses consisted of the following. Cost of goods sold Selling expenses Administrative expenses 1. 2. Total Variable $1,692,500 $1,195,000 3. 532,420 150,000 95,000 60,000 $2,374,920 $1,350,000 Fixed $497,500 437,420 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2020. Increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs and expenses. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $196,000 to total salaries of $41,005 plus a commission on net sales. 90,000 $1,024,920 Purchase new high-tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and fixed cost of goods sold t 50:50. (a) Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2019. (Round contribution margin ratio to 4 decimal places e.g. 0.2512 and final answe decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

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