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Note 7 - Assets Available for Sale and Assets Held for Lease
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Assets Available for Sale, Not Part of Discontinued Operations [Text Block]
(
7
)
Assets Available for Sale
and Assets Held for Lease
 
Major components of assets available for sale
(excluding assets of discontinued operations as discussed in Note
2
“Discontinued Operations”) are:
 
   
November 30, 2017
   
November 30, 2016
 
Ames, Iowa powder coat paint system
  $
-
    $
70,000
 
    $
-
    $
70,000
 
 
Due to reduced demand for
the Company’s reels produced by the Universal Harvester by Art’s Way subsidiary, the Company has been able to absorb the production of the reels in its Armstrong, Iowa facility. The Company continues to hold its powder coat system previously used in its Ames, Iowa location as available for sale. During fiscal
2017,
the Company recognized an impairment of
$70,000
related to this asset due to its inability to find a buyer for this type of specialized equipment. During fiscal
2016,
the Company had recognized an impairment of
$44,858
related to this asset based on a previous offer.
 
Major components of assets held for lease are:
 
   
November 30, 2017
   
November 30, 2016
 
West Union Facility
  $
1,118,330
    $
-
 
Modular Buildings
   
98,834
     
-
 
    $
1,217,164
    $
-
 
 
The Company currently leases more than half the West Union facility to
third
parties for storage purposes.
 
The Company
’s Modular Buildings segment enters into leasing arrangements with customers from time-to-time. A small leased facility was put into service in the
third
quarter of fiscal
2017.