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The Fashion Shoe Company operates a chain of womens shoe shops that carry many styles of shoes that are all sold at the same price. Sales personnel in the shops are paid a sales commission on each pair of shoes sold plus a small base salary.

The following data pertains to Shop 48 and is typical of the companys many outlets:

	Per Pair of Shoes
Selling price	$ 40.00
Variable expenses:
Invoice cost	$ 19.50
Sales commission	4.50
Total variable expenses	$ 24.00

	Annual
Fixed expenses:
Advertising	$ 38,000
Rent	28,000
Salaries	140,000
Total fixed expenses	$ 206,000

4. The company is considering paying the Shop 48 store manager an incentive commission of 80 cents per pair of shoes (in addition to the salespersons commission). If this change is made, what will be the new break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole number.