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Warranty Reserves
3 Months Ended
Aug. 01, 2020
Warranty Reserves  
Warranty Reserves

7. Warranty Reserves

The Company accrues an estimate of its exposure to warranty claims based upon both current and historical product sales data and warranty costs incurred. The warranty reserve is included in other current liabilities. The related expense is

included in cost of sales. Warranty reserve activity is summarized as follows for the three months ended August 1, 2020 and July 27, 2019, respectively (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

August 1,

July 27,

    

2020

    

2019

Beginning balance

$

2,015

$

1,704

Warranty expense

 

451

 

549

Changes in estimates related to pre-existing warranties

Warranty costs settled

 

(435)

 

(540)

Ending balance

$

2,031

$

1,713