Exercise $13-15($Algo$)$ Dropping or Retaining a Segment $[$LO$13-2]$

Thalassines Kataskeves, S$.$A$.,$ of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bilge pump

product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution format income statement for the bilge pump product line follows:

$*$Common costs allocated on the basis of machine$-$hours.

$$Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars.

Required:

What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of discontinuing the bilge pump product line?