Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,752,945	$ 1,224,026
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $140,000 (2016) and $148,000 (2015)	8,079,500	7,813,773
Inventories - Note 3	7,437,442	8,746,039
Deferred income taxes - Note 13	459,159	351,452
Prepaid expenses	879,108	411,528
Total current assets	20,608,154	18,546,818
Property and equipment, net	4,116,070	4,536,104
Goodwill	3,937,676	3,930,282
Intangibles, net	1,989,899	2,214,762
Other assets - Note 7	2,909,740	2,953,656
	33,561,539	32,181,622
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,410,376	4,035,333
Accrued and sundry liabilities - Note 8	3,583,457	3,120,111
Total current liabilities	5,993,833	7,155,444
Deferred income taxes - Note 13	266,715	348,479
Deferred compensation - Note 11	289,394	375,939
Total long-term liabilities	556,109	724,418
Total liabilities	6,549,942	7,879,862
Commitments and contingencies - Notes 19 and 20
Common stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding shares 2,755,625 (2016) and 2,737,468 (2015)	373,803
Additional paid-in capital	6,025
Retained earnings	29,133,746	26,848,299
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,501,977)	(2,546,539)
Total shareholders' equity	27,011,597	24,301,760
	$ 33,561,539	$ 32,181,622

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