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Oriole Manufacturing's sales slumped badly in 2022. For the rst time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company's income statement showed the following results from selling 52,800 units of product: net sales $1,584,000; total costs and expenses $1,768,800; and net loss $184,800. Costs and expenses consisted of the amounts shown below: Cost of goods sold $1,188,000 $818,400 $369,600 Selling expenses 422,400 110,000 312,400 Administrative expenses 158,400 101,200 57,200 $1,768,800 $1,029,600 $739,200 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2023: 1. Increase the unit selling price by 30% with no change in costs, expenses, or sales volume. 2. Change the compensation of salespersons from xed annual salaries totalling $176,000 to total salaries of $17,600 plus a 5% commission on net sales. 3. Purchase new high-tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and xed cost of goods sold to 50:50. (a) Calculate the break-even point in dollars for 2022. Break-even point $