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 Sales $ 926,000 $270,000 $ 405,000 $ 251, 000 Variable manufacturing and selling 466,000 117,000 198,000 151,000 expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses* Total fixed expenses 460,000 153,000 207,000 100,000 69,600 43,700 8,600 20,500 40,500 7,300 20,500 115,000 185,200 40,700 54,000 38,700 81,000 15,900 35,600 50,200 413,500 123,800 167,500 122,200 Net operating income (loss) $ 46,500 $ 29,200 $ 39,500 $(22,200)

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2) What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the racing bikes?

 
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
Sales
$ 926,000 $270,000 $ 405,000 $ 251,000
Variable manufacturing and selling
466,000
117,000
198,000
151,000
expenses
Contribution margin
460,000
153,000
207,000
100,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, traceable
Depreciation of special equipment
Salaries of product-line managers
Allocated common fixed expenses*
69,600
43,700
115,000
185,200
20,500
15,900
35,600
50,200
122,200
$ 46,500 $ 29,200 $ 39,500 $ ( 22,200)
8,600
20,500
40,700
54,000
40,500
7,300
38,700
81,000
Total fixed expenses
413,500
123,800
167,500
Net operating income (loss)
Transcribed Image Text: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 Sales $ 926,000 $270,000 $ 405,000 $ 251,000 Variable manufacturing and selling 466,000 117,000 198,000 151,000 expenses Contribution margin 460,000 153,000 207,000 100,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses* 69,600 43,700 115,000 185,200 20,500 15,900 35,600 50,200 122,200 $ 46,500 $ 29,200 $ 39,500 $ ( 22,200) 8,600 20,500 40,700 54,000 40,500 7,300 38,700 81,000 Total fixed expenses 413,500 123,800 167,500 Net operating income (loss)
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)
Transcribed Image Text: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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