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Cash Flow Information
9 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
Cash Flow Information

10. Cash Flow Information

Interest and income taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Nine months ended  

(dollars in thousands)

   January 28, 2018      January 29, 2017  

Interest

   $ 181      $ 110  

Income taxes

     3,426        4,704  

Interest costs charged to operations were $168,000 and $97,000 for the nine months ended January 28, 2018 and January 29, 2017, respectively.

Interest costs of $99,000 and $97,000 for the construction of qualifying fixed assets were capitalized for the nine months ended January 28, 2018 and January 29, 2017, respectively. As a result, these interest costs will be amortized over the related assets’ useful lives.