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Note I - Stock Based Compensation (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Stock Option Plan Comparison [Table Text Block] |
| 1997 Plan |  | 2007 Plan
Minimum exercise price as a percentage of fair market value at date of grant | 100% |  | 100%
Last expiration date for outstanding options | July 2, 2017 |  | October 9, 2022
Shares available for grant at October 31, 2012 | - |  | 392,500
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block] |
| October 31, 2012 |  | October 31, 2011
Expected term (years) | 5.0 |  | 5.0
Risk-free interest rate | 0.78% |  | 1.77%
Volatility | 50% |  | 50%
Dividend yield | — |  | —
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | Six Months Ended October 31, |
(Dollars in thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Options Exercised |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |  | 48,347 |
Cash Received from Option Exercises |  | $ | 584 |  |  | $ | 513 |
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised |  | $ | 548 |  |  | $ | 935 |

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