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 the following results from selling 77,000 units of product: net sales $1,540,000; total costs and expenses $1,964,000; and net loss $424,000. Costs and expenses consisted of the following. Cost of goods sold Total $1,299,600 Variable $773,000 Fixed $526,600 Selling expenses 513,400 93,000 420,400 Administrative expenses 151,000 58,000 93,000 $1,964,000 $924,000 $1,040,000 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2020. 1. Increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs and expenses. 2. 3. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $198,000 to total salaries of $38,005 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. (a) Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2019. (Round contribution margin ratio to 4 decimal places e.g. 0.2512 and final answer to O decimal places, e.g. 2,510.) Break-even point $ 624000