v2.4.0.6

Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2012

Effective tax rates

Our effective tax rates for the periods presented were as follows:

		Six Months Ended
		October 26, 2012				October 28, 2011
Effective tax rates			14.1	%			13.1	%

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