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The Regal Cycle Company manufactures three types of bicyclesa 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 $ 917,000 $ 265,000 $ 401,000 $ 251,000
Variable manufacturing and selling expenses 470,000 112,000 201,000 157,000
Contribution margin 447,000 153,000 200,000 94,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, traceable 70,400 8,600 41,000 20,800
Depreciation of special equipment 43,900 20,800 7,200 15,900
Salaries of product-line managers 115,800 40,900 38,800 36,100
Allocated common fixed expenses* 183,400 53,000 80,200 50,200
Total fixed expenses 413,500 123,300 167,200 123,000
Net operating income (loss) $ 33,500 $ 29,700 $ 32,800 $ (29,000)

*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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