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Warranty Reserves
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 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 and six months ended October 31, 2020 and October 26, 2019, respectively (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

    

October 31,

October 26,

October 31,

October 26,

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

Beginning balance

$

2,031

$

1,849

$

2,015

$

1,704

Warranty expense

 

310

 

534

 

761

 

1,219

Changes in estimates related to pre-existing warranties

(189)

(189)

Warranty costs settled

 

(215)

 

(319)

 

(650)

 

(859)

Ending balance

$

2,126

$

1,875

$

2,126

$

1,875