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: Thalassines Katas keves, S.A. Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 490,000 Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses $ 122,000 Sales commissions 47.000 Shipping 12,000 Total variable expenses 181,000 Contribution margin 309,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) 26,000 Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 120,000 General factory overhead 37,000* Salary of product-line manager 125,000 Insurance on inventories 10,000 Purchasing department 44,8897 Total fixed expenses 362,000 Net operating loss S (53,000) "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