Sales $$50,439,375$

Variable costs $(25,137,000)$

Revenue before fixed costs $$25,302,375$

Fixed costs $(10,143,000)$

EBIT $$15,159,375$

Interest expense $(1,488,375)$

Earnings before taxes $$13,671,000$

Taxes at $21\%(2,870,910)$

Net income $$10,800,090$

$($Break$-$even analysis$)$ You have developed the income statement in the popup$$ window, LOADING...$,$ for the Hugo Boss Corporation. It represents the most recent$$ year's operations, which ended yesterday. Your supervisor in the$$ controller's office has just handed you a memorandum asking for written responses to the following$$ questions:

a$.$ What is the$$ firm's break$-$even point in sales$$ dollars?

b$.$ If sales should increase by $30$percent$,$ by what percent would earnings before taxes$($and net$$ income$)$ increase?

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Part $1$

a$.$ What is the$$ firm's break$-$even point in sales$$ dollars?

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enter your response here$($Round to the nearest$$ dollar.$)$

Part $2$

b$.$ If sales should increase by $30$percent$,$ by what percent would earnings before taxes$($and net$$ income$)$ increase?

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enter your response here$\%($Round to two decimal$$ places.$)$