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INVENTORIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 2. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally on the average cost method. Inventories at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

   

June 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 
             
Raw materials   $ 4,648     $ 5,470  
Work in process     1,660       882  
Finished goods     1,853       2,455  
Gross inventories     8,161       8,807  
Less: reserve for obsolescence     (1,239 )     (392 )
                 
Net inventories   $ 6,922     $ 8,415  

 

For the period ended June 30, 2014, we recorded a charge of approximately $843,000 for excess and obsolete inventory, attributable to early stage manufacturing costs of J-Plasma, scrap associated with RoHS compliance mandates in the European Union, and other product line adjustments.