Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. (Operator instructions) Our first question comes from Luke Shagets from Sterne Agee. Please go ahead.
Luke Shagets – Sterne Agee
Thank you. Good morning.
Jack Friedman
Good morning.
Luke Shagets – Sterne Agee
Yes, just real quick, what is your expectations in terms of full year impact on the increase in amortization charges related to the new acquisitions? I know it’s $0.27 in the quarter, but what’s your full year expectation?
Joel Bennett
Incrementally about $5.5 million.
Luke Shagets – Sterne Agee
Okay. All right. That’s all I have right now. Thank you.
Operator
Our next question comes from Todd Schwartzman from Sidoti. Please go ahead.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
Hi, good morning, folks. Could you first maybe just speak briefly to the rationale for the creation of the co-CEO position for you guys?
Jack Friedman
We think with the growth that we’ve had at JAKKS and we expect to continue growing, and we believe strongly there are opportunities out there for addition – accretive acquisitions. And this is Jack speaking. I’m a sales – or [ph] more involved in that area than the day-to-day business at JAKKS. And we think it’s a proper rationale for the type of business in the environment we are dealing with.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
Okay. And Steve, you had mentioned the increase in product testing cost for the quarter. I missed that. Could you repeat it please?
Stephen Berman
That was probably – that was probably in the – one moment. Yes. We had higher product development cost, which includes the testing in the quarter of $3.8 million and $11.6 million for the year. And for 2009 we are expecting additional testing cost in the range of $8 million to $10 million.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
So the $3.8 million, was that the year-over-year increase or was that the total for the quarter?
Stephen Berman
That was the year-over-year increase.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
Great. And how much did the three acquisitions increase SG&A?
Stephen Berman
Their run rate is about $27 million.
Jack Friedman
That’s before synergies, which take time to integrate into our operation. That’s – the $27 million is based on their 2008 SG&A.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
And that’s the three of them in the aggregate?
Stephen Berman
Yes, correct.
Todd Schwartzman – Sidoti
And in terms of accretion, again, in the aggregate, can you give us a sense of what the bottom line contribution will be for full-year ’09?
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