Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (L011-2, LO11-3, L011-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $195 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 123,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 34 22 30 27 30 $ 183 Beta $ 15 28 20 33 23 25 $ 144 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Foundational 11-13 (Algo) 13. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 95,000 units of Alpha and 75,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 245,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits? Alpha Beta Units produced 75,000 Exercise 11-2 (Algo) 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: Total $ 930,000 468,000 462,000 Dirt Bikes $ 269,000 119,000 150,000 Mountain Bikes $ 405,000 192,000 213,000 Racing Bikes $ 256,000 157,000 99,000 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) 70,000 44,100 115,000 186,000 415,100 $ 46,900 8,700 21,000 40,500 53,800 124,000 $ 26,000 40,700 7,900 38,100 81,000 167,700 $ 45,300 20,600 15, 200 36,400 51,200 123,400 $ (24,400) *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 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 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 Contribution margin (loss) Traceable fixed expenses: Total traceable fixed expenses Product line segment margin (loss) Net operating income (loss)
