XML 34 R13.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

8.

 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation as of January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

    2012     2011  
    US$     US$  
                 
Machinery and equipment     3,762,331       3,710,282  
Office equipment and furnishings     67,283       66,352  
Motor vehicles     57,555       56,759  
Total:     3,887,169       3,833,393  
                 
Less: Accumulated depreciation     (2,182,837 )     (2,054,409 )
Net book value     1,704,332       1,778,984  

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011 was $98,910 and $94,091, respectively, of which $94,379 and $89,969 were included as a component of cost of goods sold in the respective periods.  

 

No assets were pledged for borrowings as of January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011.