Waterway Beauty Corporation manufactures cosmetic products that are sold through a network of sales agents. The agents are paid a commission of 21% of sales. The income statement for the year ending December 31, 2020, is as follows. WATERWAY BEAUTY CORPORATION
Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Sales $79,000,000
Cost of goods sold
Variable $32,390,000
Fixed 8,750,000 41,140,000
Gross margin $37,860,000
Selling and marketing expenses
Commissions $16,590,000
Fixed costs 10,607,200 27,197,200
Operating income $10,662,800
The company is considering hiring its own sales staff to replace the network of agents. It will pay its salespeople a commission of 9% and incur additional fixed costs of $9,480,000.
Under the current policy of using a network of sales agents, calculate the Bonita Beauty Corporation's break-even point in sales dollars for the year 2017. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places e. g. 10.25 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e. g 2,510.)
Break-even point: $ _ _ _ _ _ _