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Outdoor Luggage Corporation produces hard-sided luggage for sports equipment. Financial data for three of the corporation's most popular products appear below. Ski Guard Golf Guard Fishing Total Guard $ 930,000 $267,000 $ 410,000 $ 253,000 460,000 112,000 193,000 155,000 470,000 155,000 217,000 98,000 Sales Variable manufacturing and selling expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses* Total fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) 70,100 8,500 44,100 20,800 113,500 40,400 186,000 53,400 413,700 123,100 $ 56,300 $ 31,900 $ 40,700 20,900 7,500 15,800 38,000 35,100 82,000 50,600 168,200 122,400 48,800 $ (24,400) *Allocated on the basis of sales dollars. Management is concerned about the continued losses shown by the fishing guards and wants a recommendation as to whether or not the line should be discontinued. The special equipment used to produce fishing guards has no resale value and does not wear out. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the fishing guard model? 2. Should the production and sale of fishing guards 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. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the fishing guards?

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