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Related party transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related party transactions | Note 11 - Related party transactions During fiscal 2016 the Company had a note receivable from stockholder of $67,000 that was due from a former Chief Executive Officer of the Company, earned interest at 6% per annum (which interest was payable annually), and had no specific due date. The note was collateralized by property owned by the former Chief Executive Officer. During fiscal 2016, the former Chief Executive Officer resigned as an employee of the Company and, in connection with his resignation, repaid the foregoing promissory note in full. On June 15, 2011, the Company purchased Cables Unlimited, Inc., a New York corporation, from Darren Clark, the sole shareholder of Cables Unlimited, Inc. In connection with the purchase of Cables Unlimited, the Company entered into a lease for the New York facilities from which Cables Unlimited conducts its operations. Cables Unlimited’s monthly rent expense under the lease is $13,000 per month, plus payments of all utilities, janitorial expenses, routine maintenance costs, and costs of insurance for Cables Unlimited’s business operations and equipment. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, the Company paid the landlord a total of $156,000 under the lease. The owner and landlord of the facility is a company controlled by Darren Clark, the former owner of Cables Unlimited and the current President of this subsidiary of the Company.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745 + Details
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