(Break-even analysis) You have developed the income statement in the popup window, LOADING... , for the Hugo Boss Corporation. It represents the most recent year's operations, which ended yesterday. Your supervisor in the controller's office has just handed you a memorandum asking for written responses to the following questions: a. What is the firm's break-even point in sales dollars? b. If sales should increase by 30 percent, by what percent would earnings before taxes (and net income) increase?

Sales 51,853,438 Variable costs (28,096,000) Revenue before fixed costs 23,757,438 Fixed costs (14,626,000) EBIT 9,131,438 Interest expense (1,354,892) Earnings before taxes 7,776,546 Taxes at 40% (3,110,618) Net income 4,665,928