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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2014 were 37.7% and 33.4%, respectively, compared with 38.9% and 38.2%, respectively, in the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year.  The lower effective tax rates in fiscal 2015 were the result of the Company operating at a higher net income than in the prior year periods and more favorable permanent tax differences, including finalizing a federal research and experimentation tax credit for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 of $1.1 million during the first quarter of the fiscal year.