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Product Warranties
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Guarantees [Abstract]  
Product Warranties
10. Product Warranties

The Company generally provides retail customers of its products with a one-year or two-year warranty covering defects in material or workmanship, with longer warranties on certain structural components. The Company records a liability based on its best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. Factors used in estimating the warranty liability include a history of units sold, existing dealer inventory, average cost incurred and a profile of the distribution of warranty expenditures over the warranty period. Management believes that the warranty reserves are adequate, however, actual claims incurred could differ from estimates, requiring adjustments to the reserves. Warranty reserves are reviewed and adjusted as necessary on at least a quarterly basis.

 

Changes in our product warranty reserves are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
     Nine Months Ended
April 30,
 
     2017      2016      2017      2016  

Beginning balance

   $ 209,173      $ 106,260      $ 201,840      $ 108,206  

Provision

     50,358        33,853        146,454        85,369  

Payments

     (44,613      (27,492      (133,376      (80,954
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 214,918      $ 112,621      $ 214,918      $ 112,621