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WARRANTY RESERVE
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements  
WARRANTY RESERVE

The Company accrues for estimated future warranty costs by establishing a reserve of 2% of fiscal year wind turbine sales and tower sales. The reserve is reduced over the five year warranty period as follows:

 

Year 1 0.1%
Year 2 0.3%
Year 3 0.4%
Year 4 0.5%
Year 5 0.7%
   
Total Warranty Reserve as a % of Sales 2.0%

 

Warranty reserve balances were as follows at May 31, 2013 and February 28, 2013:

 

  May 31, 2013   February 28, 2013
FY 2011 $ 9,140     $ 16,223  
FY 2012   39,881       55,063  
FY 2013   64,509       79,343  
FY 2014   1,947          
Reserve balance   115,477     $ 150,629