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 $ 927,000 $267,000 $ 404,000 $ 256,000 464,000 118,000 193,000 153,000 463,000 149,000 211,000 103,000 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) 69,700 8,200 41,000 20,500 43,900 20,500 7,800 15,600 115,400 40,300 38,700 36,400 185,400 53,400 80,800 51,200 414,400 122,400 168,300 123,700 $ 48,600 $ 26,600 $ 42,700 $(20,700) *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 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the Racing Bikes? Financial (disadvantage) per quarter ................ Required 1 Required 2 > Financial (disadvantage) per quarter Financial advantage per quarter 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 0 0 0 0 Sales Variable manufacturing and selling expenses Contribution margin (loss) Traceable fixed expenses Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of the product line managers Total traceable fixed expenses Product line segment margin (loss) Common fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) 0 0 0 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 0