FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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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 Dirt
Bikes
Mountain Bikes Racing
Bikes
Sales $ 927,000   $ 266,000   $ 409,000   $ 252,000  
Variable manufacturing and selling expenses   471,000     111,000     202,000     158,000  
Contribution margin   456,000     155,000     207,000     94,000  
Fixed expenses:                        
Advertising, traceable   70,200     8,900     40,800     20,500  
Depreciation of special equipment   44,100     20,600     8,000     15,500  
Salaries of product-line managers   114,600     40,400     38,400     35,800  
Allocated common fixed expenses*   185,400     53,200     81,800     50,400  
Total fixed expenses   414,300     123,100     169,000     122,200  
Net operating income (loss) $ 41,700   $ 31,900   $ 38,000   $ (28,200)  
 

 

*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.

 

 
 
  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)  

 

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