Warranty Reserves

6 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2013

Warranty Reserves

Warranty Reserves

5. Warranty Reserves

The Company accrues an estimate of its exposure to warranty claims based upon both current and historical product sales data and warranty costs incurred.  The warranty reserve is included in other current liabilities. The related expense is included in cost of sales.  Warranty reserve activity is summarized as follows for the three and six months ended October 26, 2013 and October 27, 2012 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	October 26,			October 27,			October 26,			October 27,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Beginning balance	$	1,691		$	2,633		$	1,515		$	2,872
Warranty expense	332			678			818			1,208
Warranty claims settled	(383		)	(2,052		)	(693		)	(2,821		)
Ending balance	$	1,640		$	1,259		$	1,640		$	1,259