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Note 5 - Product Warranties

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Product Warranties

As of July 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, the Company’s accrual for estimated product warranty claims totaled $95,000 and $85,000, respectively, and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Warranty claims expense for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2021 totaled $4,443 and $60,714, respectively. Warranty claims expense for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2020 totaled $44,347 and $55,736, respectively.

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

		Nine Months Ended
		July 31,
		2021				2020
Balance at beginning of period		$	85,000			$	120,000
Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the period			86,287				141,033
Warranty claims and costs paid during the period			(50,714	)			(65,736	)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period			(25,573	)			(85,297	)
Balance at end of period		$	95,000			$	110,000

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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
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