The most recent financial statements for Nguyen Company are shown here:

Income Statement Balance Sheet

Sales $ $43,700$ Current assets $ $17,980$ Long$-$term debt $ $37,320$

Costs $35,800$ Fixed assets $68,600$ Equity $49,260$

Taxable income $ $7,900$ Total $ $86,580$ Total $ $86,580$

Taxes $(21\%)1,659$

Net income $ $6,241$

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. The company maintains a constant $45$ percent dividend payout ratio and a constant debt$-$equity ratio. What is the maximum dollar increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.$