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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]  
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
A summary of accounts receivable follows:
April 27,
April 28,
(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
customers
 $ 28,461 24,715
allowance for doubtful accounts
 (573 ) (780 )
reserve for returns and allowances and discounts
 (479 ) (543 )
$ 27,409 23,392
 
A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
beginning balance
 $ (780 ) (567 ) (776 )
provision for bad debts
 139 (283 ) (67 )
write-offs, net of recoveries
 68 70 276
ending balance
 $ (573 ) (780 ) (567 )
 
A summary of the activity in the allowance for returns and allowances and discounts follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
beginning balance
 $ (543 ) (478 ) (577 )
provision for returns and allowances
 (2,094 ) (2,454 ) (2,694 )
and discounts
credits issued
 2,158 2,389 2,793
ending balance
 $ (479 ) (543 ) (478 )