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Blossom Manufacturing's sales slumped badly in $2022.$ For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company's income

statement showed the following results from selling $48,000$ units of product: net sales $$1,440,000$; total costs and expenses

$$1,608,000$; and net loss $$168,000.$ Costs and expenses consisted of the amounts shown below:

Management is considering the following independent alternatives for $2023$:

Increase the unit selling price by $25\%$ with no change in costs, expenses, or sales volume.

Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totalling $$160,000$ to total salaries of $$16,000$ plus a $5\%$

commission on net sales.

Purchase new high$-$tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and fixed cost of goods sold to

$50$:$50.$

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Calculate the break$-$even point in dollars for $2022.$Current Attempt in Progress

Blossom Manufacturing's sales slumped badly in $2022.$ For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company's income

statement showed the following results from selling $48,000$ units of product: net sales $$1,440,000$; total costs and expenses

$$1,608,000$; and net loss $$168,000.$ Costs and expenses consisted of the amounts shown below:

Management is considering the following independent alternatives for $2023$:

Increase the unit selling price by $25\%$ with no change in costs, expenses, or sales volume.

Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totalling $$160,000$ to total salaries of $$16,000$ plus a $5\%$

commission on net sales.

Purchase new high$-$tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and fixed cost of goods sold to

$50$:$50.$