Several years ago. cosmetics manufacturer Elizabeth Arden announced its decision to cancel the launch - including a $12 million advertising campaign to announce the product plus $1.7 million in distribution costs- of Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls perfume despite having already spent $15 million on development, marketing, and inventory. Arden should have gone ahead with the planned launch if the anticipated revenue from sales of existing inventory exceeded at least O $13.7 million O $12 million O s15 million O $1.7 million O s28.7 million

Several years ago. cosmetics manufacturer Elizabeth Arden announced its decision to cancel the launch - including a $12 million advertising campaign to announce the product plus $1.7 million in distribution costs- of Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls perfume despite having already spent $15 million on development, marketing, and inventory. Arden should have gone ahead with the planned launch if the anticipated revenue from sales of existing inventory exceeded at least O $13.7 million O $12 million O s15 million O $1.7 million O s28.7 million

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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