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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Inventories

The components of inventories are summarized as follows:



	October 31, 2011		April 30, 2011
Raw materials	$	788,000	$	983,000
Work in process	429,000		300,000
Finished goods	131,000		118,000
	$	1,348,000	$	1,401,000

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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