Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $205 and $164, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 127,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable solling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 37 24 32 29 32 $194 Beta $ 24 30 22 35 25 27 $163 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 107,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? Financial (disadvantage) $ 1,768.000