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<th colspan="2" align="center"><font size="1"><b>June 30,<br />
2013</b></font>
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<th colspan="2" align="center"><font size="1"><b>September 30,<br />
2012</b></font>
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<th width="2%"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr>
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<td valign="bottom" width="60%">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt;"><font size="2">Raw materials</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="11%" align="right"><font size="2">173,089</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="17%" align="right"><font size="2">169,735</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white">
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt;"><font size="2">Work-in-process</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="11%" align="right"><font size="2">23,137</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="17%" align="right"><font size="2">20,637</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt;"><font size="2">Finished goods</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="11%" align="right"><font size="2">508,221</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="17%" align="right"><font size="2">529,224</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top">
<td valign="bottom" width="60%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white">
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 20pt;"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="11%" align="right"><font size="2">704,447</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="17%" align="right"><font size="2">719,596</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top">
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<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td>
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