The condensed income statement for the Peri and Paul partnership for 2017 is as follows. PERI AND PAUL COMPANY Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (240,000 units) $1,200,000 Cost of goods sold 800,000 Gross profit 400,000 Operating expenses Selling $280,000 Administrative 150,000 430,000 Net loss $(30,000 ) A cost behavior analysis indicates that 75% of the cost of goods sold are variable, 42% of the selling expenses are variable, and 40% of the administrative expenses are variable. (Round to nearest unit, dollar, and percentage, where necessary. Use the CVP income statement format in computing profits.) Collapse question part

(a) Compute the break-even point in total sales dollars and in units for 2017. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.25 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.)

(b) Peri has proposed a plan to get the partnership out of the red and improve its profitability. She feels that the quality of the product could be substantially improved by spending $0.25 more per unit on better raw materials. The selling price per unit could be increased to only $5.25 because of competitive pressures. Peri estimates that sales volume will increase by 25%. What effect would Peris plan have on the profits and the break-even point in dollars of the partnership?