Question 1Serve Better Company had a bad year in 2023. For the first time in its history, it operated at aloss. The company's income statement showed the following results from selling 6,000 unitsof product: sales $360,000; total costs and expenses $402,000; and net loss $42,000. Costsand expenses consisted of the amounts shown below:Cost of goods soldSelling expensesAdministrative expensesTotal$270,000VariableFixed$186,000$84,000$96,000$25,000$71,000$36,000$23,000$13,000$402,000$234,000$168,000Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2024.1. Increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs, expenses, and sales volume.2. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling$60,000 to total salaries of $6,000 plus a 5% commission on net sales.3. Purchase new high-tech factory machinery that will change the proportion betweenvariable and fixed cost of goods sold to 50:50.a. Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2023.b. Compute the break-even point in dollars under each of the alternative courses ofaction (Round all ratios to nearest full percent.) Which course of action do yourecommend?

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