Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses Sales commissions Shipping Total 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 manager Insurance on inventories Purchasing department Total fixed expenses Net operating loss *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. *Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars. $ 120,000 41,000 24,000 25,000 113,000 39,000 124,000 7,000 41,000 $ 480,000 185,000 295,000 349,000 $ (54,000) Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the comp total general factory overhead or total Purchasing Department expenses. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump product line?

Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement-Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses Sales commissions Shipping Total 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 manager Insurance on inventories Purchasing department Total fixed expenses Net operating loss Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars. $ 120,000 41,000 24,000 25,000 113,000 39,000 124,000 7,000 41,000 $ 480,000 185,000 295,000 349,000 $ (54,000) Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the comp 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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