financial disadvantage?

Common (indirect) costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. tCommon (indirect) costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars. Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the company's total general factory overhead or total Purchasing Department expenses. Required: What is the total financial impact of discontinuing the bilge pump product line? (Indicate a negative impact with a negative sign.) (Hint: See Example 11.2a in the course packet for guidance.) 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 (indirect) costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. tCommon (indirect) costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars