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Product Warranties

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Product Warranties

Product Warranties

(5) Product Warranties

As of July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, the Company's accrual for estimated product warranty claims totaled $190,000 and $170,000, respectively, and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Warranty claims expense for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2011 totaled $74,539 and $170,125, respectively, and warranty claims expense for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2010 totaled $57,753 and $261,548, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company's accrual for product warranties during the nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010:

								Nine Months Ended
								July 31
								2011		2010
Balance at beginning of period							$	170,000	$	160,000
Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the period								230,500		217,112
Warranty claims and costs paid during the period								(150,125)		(226,548)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period								(60,375)		44,436
Balance at end of period							$	190,000	$	195,000

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The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name FASB Interpretation (FIN)
-Number 45
-Paragraph 14
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
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-Section 50
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