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OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
9 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2012
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

NOTE 6 – OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities consist of:

 

     Jun. 29, 2012      Sept. 30, 2011  

Warranty reserve

   $ 3,719       $ 3,613   

Accrued compensation

     5,876         7,982   

Other

     6,986         6,890   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,581       $ 18,485   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company provides a warranty for its products and establishes an allowance at the time of sale which the Company believes, based on its best estimates, is sufficient to cover costs during the warranty period. The warranty period is generally between 12 and 36 months. This reserve is included in other current liabilities.

 

Reconciliation of the changes in the warranty reserve is as follows:

 

     Jun. 29, 2012  
     Three months ended     Nine months ended  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 3,675      $ 3,613   

Cash paid for warranty repairs

     (977     (2,856

Provision for current period sales

     1,021        2,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 3,719      $ 3,719