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 78,000 units of product: net sales $1,560,000; total costs and expenses $1,795,200; and net loss $235,200. Costs and expenses consisted of the following. Total Variable Fixed Cost of goods sold $1,115,600 $628,000 $487,600 Selling expenses 526,600 94,000 432,600 Administrative expenses 153,000 58,000 95,000 $1,795,200 $780,000 $1,015,200 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2020.

1. Increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs and expenses.
2. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $202,000 to total salaries of $40,000 plus a 5% commission on net sales.
3. 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 0 decimal places, e. g. 2,510.)