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Note 5 - Product Warranties

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Product Warranties

As of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, the Company’s accrual for estimated product warranty claims totaled $85,000 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Warranty claims expense for the three months ended January 31, 2021 totaled $18,348. Warranty claims recovery for the three months ended January 31, 2020 totaled $37,257.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s accrual for product warranties during the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020:

		Three Months Ended
		January 31,
		2021				2020
Balance at beginning of period		$	85,000			$	120,000
Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the period			50,251				69,549
Warranty claims and costs paid during the period			(18,348	)			(12,743	)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period			(31,903	)			(106,806	)
Balance at end of period		$	85,000			$	70,000

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155896

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