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, .. Incon Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 850,000 Variable expenses Variable manufacturing expenses 5 330,000 Sales commissions 42,000 Shipping 18,000 Total variable expenses 390,000 Contribution margin 460,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) 270,000 Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 10,000 General factory overhead 105,000 Salary of production manager 32.000 Insurance on Inventories 0.000 Purchasing department 45,000 Total fixed expenses 540,000 Net operating loss 5(80,000) *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars Discontinuing the bilge pump product tine 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