Exercise 11-2 Dropping or Retaining a Segment (LO11-2] 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: Dirt Mountain Racing Total Bikes Bikes Bikes $ 925,000 $265,000 $ 405,000 $ 255,000 465,000 117,000 191,000 157,000 460,000 148,000 214,000 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) 68,900 8,300 40,200 20,400 43,500 20,400 8,000 15,100 116,100 40,500 38,900 36,700 185,000 53,000 81,000 51,000 413,500 122,200 168,100 123,200 $ 46,500 $ 25,800 $ 45,900 $(25,200) *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. 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 racing bikes? Required 1 Required 2 Required 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. Totals Dirt Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes L L Contribution margin (loss) Traceable fixed expenses: L L L Total traceable fixed expenses Product line segment margin (loss) Net operating income (loss)