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: S 420,000 $ 126,000 45,000 11.000 182.000 238,000 Thalassiner Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses Sale commissions Shipping Total variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising for the bilge pump product line) Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) General factory overhead Salary of product-line manager Insurance on inventories Purchasing department Total fixed expenses Net operating loss Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours tCommon costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars. Search.000 CH 111.000 41.000* 125,000 9. 000 53,000+ 367,000 129.000) $ 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 financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the search pump product line? Financial advantage