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Uncompleted Contracts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May. 02, 2015
Contractors [Abstract] |
Summary of Uncompleted Contracts | Uncompleted contracts consisted of the following:
| May 2, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Costs incurred | $ | 708,029 |  |  | $ | 486,430 |
Estimated earnings | 237,239 |  |  | 166,250 |
| 945,268 |  |  | 652,680 |
Less billings to date | 933,997 |  |  | 641,763 |
| $ | 11,271 |  |  | $ | 10,917 |
Costs in Excess of Billings | Uncompleted contracts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows:
| May 2, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | $ | 35,068 |  |  | $ | 33,400 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | (23,797 | ) |  | (22,483 | )
| $ | 11,271 |  |  | $ | 10,917 |

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