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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense | Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 9,517 |  |  | $ | 2,266 |  |  | $ | 4,879 |
State | 2,219 |  |  | 577 |  |  | 1,227 |
Foreign | 754 |  |  | 313 |  |  | 939 |
Deferred taxes | (4,340 | ) |  | (68 | ) |  | 852 |
| $ | 8,150 |  |  | $ | 3,088 |  |  | $ | 7,897 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate to income before income taxes is as follows:
|  | Year Ended
|  | April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Computed income tax expense at federal statutory rate |  | $ | 10,825 |  |  | $ | 4,052 |  |  | $ | 7,732 |
State taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 684 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 1,107 |
Research and development tax credit |  | (1,804 | ) |  | (1,004 | ) |  | (981 | )
Meals and entertainment |  | 308 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 299 |
Stock compensation |  | 466 |  |  | 842 |  |  | 959 |
Dividends paid to retirement plan |  | (616 | ) |  | (522 | ) |  | — |
Domestic production activities deduction |  | (976 | ) |  | (270 | ) |  | (607 | )
Change in foreign deferred rates |  | — |  |  | (249 | ) |  | — |
Reversal of valuation allowance |  | — |  |  | (364 | ) |  | — |
Other, net |  | (737 | ) |  | (269 | ) |  | (612 | )
|  | $ | 8,150 |  |  | $ | 3,088 |  |  | $ | 7,897 |
Schedule of Pretax Income Domestic and Foreign | The pretax income attributable to domestic and foreign operations was as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Domestic | $ | 27,667 |  |  | $ | 10,052 |  |  | $ | 17,892 |
Foreign | 3,262 |  |  | 1,525 |  |  | 4,249 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 30,929 |  |  | $ | 11,577 |  |  | $ | 22,141 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The components of the net deferred tax asset were as follows:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Deferred taxes assets: |  |  |
Warranty reserves | $ | 9,847 |  |  | $ | 8,425 |
Vacation accrual | 1,788 |  |  | 1,821 |
Net losses on equity investments | 3,066 |  |  | 2,971 |
Deferred maintenance revenue | 2,439 |  |  | 1,738 |
Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory | 1,246 |  |  | 1,021 |
Equity compensation | 1,049 |  |  | 653 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 599 |  |  | 473 |
Inventory capitalization | 600 |  |  | 907 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 1,077 |  |  | 742 |
Intangible assets | 37 |  |  | 81 |
Net operating loss carry forwards | — |  |  | 15 |
Other | 440 |  |  | 334 |
| 22,188 |  |  | 19,181 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment | (7,542 | ) |  | (8,817 | )
Prepaid expenses | (662 | ) |  | (669 | )
Other | (168 | ) |  | (219 | )
| (8,372 | ) |  | (9,705 | )
| $ | 13,816 |  |  | $ | 9,476 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Current and Non Current | The following presents the classification of the net deferred tax asset on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Current assets | $ | 12,755 |  |  | $ | 10,941 |
Current liabilities | — |  |  | (42 | )
Non-current assets | 1,061 |  |  | 30 |
Non-current liabilities | — |  |  | (1,453 | )
| $ | 13,816 |  |  | $ | 9,476 |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011:
| Amount
Balance as of May 1, 2010: | $ | 538 |
Gross increases related to prior period tax positions | 132 |
Gross decreases related to prior period tax positions | (104 | )
Gross increases related to current period tax positions | 81 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (120 | )
Balance as of April 30, 2011: | $ | 527 |
Gross increases related to prior period tax positions | 14 |
Gross decreases related to prior period tax positions | (178 | )
Gross increases related to current period tax positions | 86 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | — |
Balance as of April 28, 2012: | $ | 449 |
Gross increases related to prior period tax positions | — |
Gross decreases related to prior period tax positions | (11 | )
Gross increases related to current period tax positions | 129 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (188 | )
Balance as of April 27, 2013: | $ | 379 |

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