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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jul. 27, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended July 27, 2013 and July 28, 2012, the Company recorded a benefit for income taxes of $3.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, yielding an effective benefit tax rate of 30.0% and 33.4%, respectively.  The variance from statutory tax rates for the three months ended July 27, 2013 was primarily due to federal research and development tax credits.