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:

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?

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Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 $850,000 Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses Sales commissions Shipping $330,000 42,000 18,000 Total variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: 390,000 460,000 Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) General factory overhead Salary of product-line manage 270,000 80,000 105,000* 32,000 8,000 45,000 Insurance on inventories Purchasing department Total fixed expenses Net operating loss Common costs allocated on the basls of machine-hours 540,000 $ (80,000) Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars