In an effort to increase profits, Pegasus Airlines is thinking about dropping several flights that appear to be unprofitable.

A typical income statement for one round$-$trip of one such flight $($filight $482)$ is as follows:

The following additional information is avallable about flight $482$:

a$.$ Members of the filight crew are paid flxed annual salarles, whereas the flight assistants are paid based on the number

of round trips they complete.

b$.$ One$-$third of the llability insurance is a speclal charge assessed against flight $482$ because, in the opinion of the

Insurance company, the destination of the filight is in a "high$-$rlsk$"$ area. The remaining two$-$thirds would be unaffected

by a decision to drop filight $482.$

c$.$ The baggage loading and flight preparation expense is an allocation of ground crews' salarles and depreclation of

ground equipment. Dropping flight $482$ would have no effect on these expenses.

d$.$ If flight $482$ is dropped, Pegasus Alrlines will not replace it with another flight.

e$.$ Wear and tear on the alrcraft caused by this filight is negligible.

t$.$ Dropping flight $482$ would not allow Pegasus Airlines to reduce the number of alrcraft in its fleet or the number of

flight crew on its payroll.

Required:

What is the financlal advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of discontinuing flight $482?$