5. Inventories

Inventories are principally valued at standard costs, which approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Components of inventories were as follows:


(In thousands)	Oct 1, 2011		Apr 2, 2011
Raw materials and purchased parts	$	47,514	$	45,650
Work-in-process		13,354		11,274
Finished goods		14,837		8,438

	$	75,705	$	65,362