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NOTE F - INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

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NOTE F – INVENTORIES

Inventories, which are reported at the lower of cost or market, consist of the following: 

		October 31, 2017				April 30, 2017
		(In thousands)
Raw Materials and Component Parts		$	18,552			$	17,702
Work in Progress			8,233				7,340
Finished Goods			4,425				4,009
		$	31,210			$	29,051

As of October 31, 2017 and April 30, 2017, approximately $30.2 million and $28.2 million, respectively, of total inventory is located in the United States and $1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, is located in China. The Company buys inventory in bulk quantities which may be used over significant time periods; due to its nature the inventory does not deteriorate.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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