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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Note 4. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):



	August 31,		August 31,
	2013		2012
Product held at third-party contract manufacturers	$	3,790	$	4,142
Raw materials and components		4,597		4,093
Work-in-process		18		347
Finished goods		24,028		21,215
Total	$	32,433	$	29,797

- 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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