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 $ 929,000 $268,000 $ 405,000 $ 256,000 469,000 117,000 195,000 157,000 460,000 151,000 210,000 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) 69,800 8,600 40,800 20,400 43,600 20,600 7,500 15,500 114,700 40,100 38,100 36,500 185,800 53,600 81,000 51,200 413,900 122,900 167,400 123,600 $ 46,100 $ 28,100 $ 42,600 $ (24,600) *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. 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) 0 0 0 0 Traceable fixed expenses: Total traceable fixed expenses 0 0 0 o Product line segment margin (loss) 0 $ O 0 $ 0 Net operating income (loss) $ 0