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Note 5 - Inventories
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
5
. INVENTORIES
 
Inventories consisted of the following:
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
Raw materials
  $
3,784,935
    $
4,393,928
 
Finished goods
   
1,742,960
     
775,628
 
Work in process
   
147,871
     
174,485
 
Inventories, gross
   
5,675,766
     
5,344,041
 
Reserve for obsolescence
   
(418,532
)    
(580,132
)
Inventories, net
  $
5,257,234
    $
4,763,909
 
 
The Company had raw materials l
ocated at supplier locations of
$69,693
and
$97,515
at
September 
30,
2017
and
2016,
respectively.
 
The Company relies on
one
supplier for compression drivers for its LRAD product
s and is making efforts to obtain alternative suppliers to reduce such reliance. The Company’s ability to manufacture its LRAD products could be adversely affected if it were to lose this sole source supplier and was unable to find an alternative supplier.