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5. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
5. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Machinery and equipment at October 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:

 

  Estimated Useful Life   2012     2011  
Improvements 15-30 years   $ 164,006     $ 161,298  
Machinery and equipment 7 years     3,767,500       3,348,163  
Furniture and fixtures 7 years     491,716       343,864  
        4,423,222       3,853,325  
Less, accumulated depreciation       2,631,468       2,191,566  
      $ 1,791,754     $ 1,661,759  

 

Depreciation expense totaled $447,404 and $433,199 for the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.