Martinez, Incorporated, has purchased a brand new machine to produce its High Flight

line of shoes. The machine has an economic life of $5$ years. The depreciation schedule

for the machine is straight$-$line with no salvage value. The machine costs $$535,000.$ The

sales price per pair of shoes is $$76,$ while the variable cost is $$28.$ Fixed costs of

$$240,000$ per year are attributed to the machine. The corporate tax rate is $21$ percent

and the appropriate discount rate is $8$ percent. What is the financial break$-$even point?

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Financial break$-$even point