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Justin Corporation filed a petition under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy act in January 2011....

Justin Corporation filed a petition under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy act in January 2011. On March 15, 2011, the trustee provided the following information about the corporation’s financial affairs.

 

Book Values

Estimated Realizable Values

Assets

 

 

Cash

$20,000

$20,000

Accounts receivable—net

100,000

75,000

Inventories

150,000

70,000

Plant assets—net

250,000

280,000

Total assets

$520,000

 

Liabilities

 

 

Liability for priority claims

$80,000

 

Accounts payable—unsecured

150,000

 

Note payable, secured by accounts receivable

100,000

 

Mortgage payable, secured by all plant assets

220,000

 

Total liabilities

$550,000

 

REQUIRED

1. Determine the amount expected to be available for unsecured claims.


2. Determine the expected recovery per dollar of unsecured claims.


3. Estimate the amount of recovery for each class of creditors.

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