Thalassines Kataskeves, SA., 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 follows: Thalasines Kataskeves, S.A. Incose Statenent-Bilge Pump Sales For the Quarter Ended March 31 Variable expenses: Variable manucturing expenses sales comaissions shipping rotal 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 nanager Insurance on inventories Purchasing department Total fixed expenses Net operating loss "Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours 3410,000 $123,009 54,eg 11,600 222,090188,696 29,000 111,009 47,600 127,000 11,000 59,009 384, 090 \& (162,099) tCommon costs allocated on the basis of sales doliars. Discontinuing the bilge pump 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: Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump? Financial advantage Financial (disadvantage)