Selling, General and Administrative Expense
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Selling, General and Administrative Expense
We include in selling, general and administrative expenses costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking and packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $4.0 million and $3.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Distribution costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $11.6 million and $10.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel cost, advertising and marketing expenses, royalty payments on licensed products and other general and administrative expenses.
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