Exercise 12-2 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO12-2] 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 Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes Total Sales $ 927,000 $265,000 $ 408,000 $ 254,000 Variable manufacturing and selling 463,000 114,000 196,000 153,000 expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses* Total fixed expenses 464,000 151,000 212,000 101,000 70,300 43,900 114,900 185,400 414,500 20,500 15,500 36,200 50,800 123,000 $ 49,500 $ 28,300 $ 43,200 $(22,000) 8,900 20,700 40,100 53,000 122,700 40,900 7,700 38,600 81,600 168,800 Net operating income (loss) *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.
Exercise 12-2 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO12-2] 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 Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes Total Sales $ 927,000 $265,000 $ 408,000 $ 254,000 Variable manufacturing and selling 463,000 114,000 196,000 153,000 expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses* Total fixed expenses 464,000 151,000 212,000 101,000 70,300 43,900 114,900 185,400 414,500 20,500 15,500 36,200 50,800 123,000 $ 49,500 $ 28,300 $ 43,200 $(22,000) 8,900 20,700 40,100 53,000 122,700 40,900 7,700 38,600 81,600 168,800 Net operating income (loss) *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.
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