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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020
Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories
Note 8 – Inventories

Inventories, net consisted of the following at April 30:

 
2020
   
2019
 
Finished Goods
 
$
36,014
   
$
33,736
 
Work-in-Process
   
1,398
     
2,094
 
Paper and Other Materials
   
331
     
373
 
Total Inventories Before Estimated Sales Returns and LIFO Reserve
   
37,743
     
36,203
 
Inventory Value of Estimated Sales Returns
   
8,686
     
3,739
 
LIFO Reserve
   
(2,815
)
   
(4,360
)
Total Inventories
 
$
43,614
   
$
35,582
 

See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards,” under the caption “Sales Return Reserves,” for a discussion of the Inventory Value of Estimated Sales Returns.

Finished Goods not recorded at LIFO have been recorded at the lower of cost or market, which resulted in a reduction of $16.1 million and $15.8 million as of April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.