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Property, Plant, and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

At October 31 and April 30, 2011, property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

 

Estimated Life

 

October 31, 2011

 

 

April 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Office Equipment

5-7 Years

 

$

42,300

 

 

$

39,568

 

Auto and Trucks

10 Years

 

 

826,169

 

 

 

796,099

 

Manufacturing Equipment

20 Years

 

 

11,229,908

 

 

 

11,364,168

 

Buildings

20 Years

 

 

6,685,298

 

 

 

6,607,434

 

 

 

 

 

18,783,675

 

 

 

18,807,269

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

 

(5,430,249

)

 

 

(4,839,305

)

 

 

 

$

13,353,426

 

 

$

13,967,964

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, depreciation expense totaled $725,660 and $747,257, respectively. During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, we disposed of obsolete manufacturing equipment and incurred a loss on disposition of $674,675, which is included in our statement of operations.