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INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2 – INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

   

May 31, 2021

   

February 28, 2021

 

Current:

               

Book inventory

  $ 57,052,600     $ 52,276,200  

Inventory valuation allowance

    (497,500

)

    (513,800

)

Inventories net – current

  $ 56,555,100     $ 51,762,400  
                 

Noncurrent:

               

Book inventory

  $ 1,005,600     $ 894,300  

Inventory valuation allowance

    (245,000

)

    (209,000

)

Inventories net – noncurrent

  $ 760,600     $ 685,300  

 

Book inventory includes inventory in transit which totaled $4,114,600 and $6,467,400 at May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, respectively.

 

Book inventory quantities in excess of what we expect will be sold within the normal operating cycle, based on 2½ years of anticipated sales, are included in noncurrent inventory.

 

Significant portions of our inventory purchases are concentrated with an England-based publishing company, Usborne Publishing, Ltd. (“Usborne”). Purchases received from this company were $12,288,300 and $3,974,400 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Total inventory purchases received from all suppliers were $17,785,200 and $5,846,600 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.