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The Regal Cycle Company manufactures three types of bicycles—a dirt bike, a mountain bike, and a racing bike. Data on sales and expenses for the past quarter follow:

 

  Total Dirt Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes
Sales $ 924,000 $ 265,000 $ 409,000 $ 250,000
Variable manufacturing and selling expenses 459,000 112,000 196,000 151,000
Contribution margin 465,000 153,000 213,000 99,000
Fixed expenses:        
Advertising, traceable 68,900 8,200 40,600 20,100
Depreciation of special equipment 44,200 20,800 7,400 16,000
Salaries of product-line managers 116,100 40,600 38,900 36,600
Allocated common fixed expenses* 184,800 53,000 81,800 50,000
Total fixed expenses 414,000 122,600 168,700 122,700
Net operating income (loss) $ 51,000 $ 30,400 $ 44,300 $ (23,700)

 

*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.

 

Management is concerned about the continued losses shown by the racing bikes and wants a recommendation as to whether or not the line should be discontinued. The special equipment used to produce racing bikes has no resale value and does not wear out.

 

Required:

1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the Racing Bikes?

2. Should the production and sale of racing bikes be discontinued?

3. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in assessing the long-run profitability of the various product lines.

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