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 $ 932,000 $269,000 $ 404,000 $ 259,000 463,000 111,000 194,000 158,000 469,000 158,000 210,000 101,000 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) 70,400 8,600 40,800 21,000 44,300 20,800 7,700 15,800 115,400 40,500 38,900 36,000 186,400 53,800 80,800 51,800 416,500 123,700 168,200 124,600 $ 52,500 $ 34,300 $ 41,800 $(23,600) *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. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in asse 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)