Thalassines kataskeves SA of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bage pump product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution format income statement for the bilge pump product line follows Thalassines kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 450,000 Variable expenses Variable manufacturing expenses $ 137,000 Sales comissions 42,000 Shipping 23,000 Total variable expenses 202,000 Contribution margin 248,000 Fixed expensest Advertising for the bilge pump product line) 29,000 Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 116,000 General factory overhead 48,000 Salary of product line manager 112,00 Insurance on inventories 11,000 Purchasing department 53,000 Total fixed expenses 374,000 Net operating loss $(126,000) *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours Common 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 financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump product line? LA