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Selected Financial Statement Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2013

Selected Financial Statement Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following: 

	April 27, 2013				April 28, 2012
Raw materials	$	20,979			$	24,880
Work-in-process	8,523				10,581
Finished goods	19,543				19,463
	$	49,045			$	54,924

Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated principally on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

	Years
Buildings	7 - 40
Machinery and equipment	5 - 7
Office furniture and equipment	3 - 5
Computer software and hardware	3 - 5
Equipment held for rental	2 - 7
Demonstration equipment	3 - 5
Transportation equipment	5 - 7

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	April 27, 2013				April 28, 2012
Land	$	1,497			$	1,497
Buildings	57,012				56,431
Machinery and equipment	65,600				61,654
Office furniture and equipment	16,118				15,648
Computer software and hardware	41,745				42,172
Equipment held for rental	868				1,003
Demonstration equipment	8,400				9,806
Transportation equipment	4,026				4,116
	195,266				192,327
Less accumulated depreciation	133,641				123,931
	$	61,625			$	68,396

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	April 27, 2013				April 28, 2012
Compensation	$	12,940			$	11,475
Taxes, other than income taxes	2,534				3,987
Other	8,857				7,269
	$	24,331			$	22,731

Schedule of Other (Expense) Income

Other (expense) income, net consisted of the following:

	Year Ended
	April 27, 2013				April 28, 2012				April 30, 2011
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains	$	(319	)		$	(206	)		$	463
Equity in losses of affiliates	—				—				(36		)
Other	(520		)		96				450
	$	(839	)		$	(110	)		$	877

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