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Product Warranties | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2011
Product Warranties [Abstract] |
Product Warranties | (7) Product Warranties The Company generally warrants its products against certain manufacturing and other defects in material and workmanship. These product warranties are provided for specific periods of time and are applicable assuming the product has not been subjected to misuse, improper installation, negligence or shipping damage. As of October 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company's accrual for estimated product warranty claims totaled $175,000 and $170,000, respectively, and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Warranty claims expense includes the costs to investigate claims and potential claims, and the costs to replace and/or repair product pursuant to claims, which in certain cases can include claims not deemed valid by the Company. The accrued product warranty costs are based primarily on historical experience of actual warranty claims and costs as well as current information with respect to potential warranty claims and costs. Warranty claims expense for the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 totaled $222,150, $273,682 and $405,733, respectively. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company's accrual for product warranties during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010:
|  | Years ended October 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 170,000 |  | $ | 160,000 |
Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the year |  | 257,550 |  |  | 264,375 |
Warranty claims paid during the period |  | (217,150 | ) |  | (263,682 | )
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during |  |  |  |  |  |
the year |  | (35,400 | ) |  | 9,307 |
Balance at end of year | $ | 175,000 |  | $ | 170,000 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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