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2 Sales Variable manufacturing and selling $928,000 $268,000 $401,000 $ 259,000

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Question

2 Sales Variable manufacturing and selling $928,000 $268,000 $401,000 $ 259,000 468,000 119,000 193,000 156,000 Contribution margin Fixed expenses: 460,000 149,000 208,01300 Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses. 70,000 8,600 40,500 20,900 43,800 20,800 7,900 15,100 115,900 40,700 38,700 36,500 51,800 415,300 123,700 167,300 124,300 44,700 25,300 40,700 $(21,300) 185,600 53,600 80,200 Total fixed expenses 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-rum profitability of the various product lines. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the Racing Bikes?

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1

financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the

financial advantage

It can save Traceable advertising cost

It can save Salary of production manager cost

financial (disadvantage)

If company discontinuing the racing bike then also it has to bare the common fixed cost and it cannot save the fixed cost because it is fixed and not relevant for this decision

Due to discontinuing company has Loss of contribution margin

Loss of contribution margin

-103000

Add:

Saving in

Traceable fixed cost

20900

Salary of production manager

36500

Net loss of the profit

-45600

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2

No company should not discontinuing the racing bike becuse it had Net loss of the from over all profit by $ 45,600

Loss of contribution margin

-103000

Add:

Saving in

Traceable fixed cost

20900

Salary of production manager

36500

Net loss of the profit

-45600

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3

Segmented income statement

Particulars

Total

Dirt bikes

Mountain
bikes

Racing
bikes

Sales

928000

268000

401000

259000

Variable cost

468000

119000

193000

156000

Contribution margin

460000

149000

208000

103000

Traceable Fixed costs:

Advertising

70000

$8,600

$40,500

$20,900

Depreciation on special Equipment

43800

$20,800

$7,900

$15,100

Salaries of product line managers

115900

$40,700

$38,700

$36,500

Total Traceable Fixed costs:

229700

$70,100

$87,100

$72,500

Product line margin

230300

$78,900

$120,900

$30,500

Common fixed costs

185600

Net operating Income/(Loss)

$44,700

Loss of contribution margin

-103000

Add:

Saving in

Traceable fixed cost

20900

Salary of production manager

36500

Net loss of the profit

-45600

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