2023 At the time it defaulted on its interest payments and filed for bankruptcy the McDaniel Mining Company had the | Assignments Online

 

At the time it defaulted on its interest payments and filed for bankruptcy, the McDaniel Mining Company had the following balance sheet (in thousands of dollars). The court, after trying unsuccessfully to reorganize the firm, decided that the only recourse was liquidation under Chapter 7. Sale of the fixed assets, which were pledged as collateral to the mortgage bondholders, brought in $400,000, while the current assets were sold for another $200,000. Thus, the total proceeds from the liquidation sales were $600,000. Trustee’s costs amounted to $50,000; no single worker was due more than $2,000 in wages; and there were no unfunded pension plan liabilities. (see attachment)

 

At the time it defaulted on its interest payments and filed for bankruptcy, the McDaniel Mining Company had the following balance sheet (in thousands of dollars).  The court, after trying unsuccessfully to reorganize the firm, decided that the only recourse was liquidation under Chapter 7.  Sale of the fixed assets, which were pledged as collateral to the mortgage bondholders, brought in $400,000, while the current assets were sold for another $200,000.  Thus, the total proceeds from the liquidation sales were $600,000.  Trustee’s costs amounted to $50,000; no single worker was due more than $2,000 in wages; and there were no unfunded pension plan liabilities.

 

Current assets					$400
Net fixed assets					600
Total assets					$1,000
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable					$50
Accrued taxes					40
Accrued wages					30
Notes payable					180
Total current liabilities					$300
First-mortgage bondsa					300
Second-mortgage bondsa					200
Debentures					200
Subordinated debenturesb					100
Common stock					50
Retained Earnings					(150)
Total claims					$1,000
a All fixed assets are pledged as collateral to the mortgage bonds.
b Subordinated to notes payable only.

 

a.       How much will McDaniel’s shareholders receive from the liquidation?

b.      How much will the mortgage bondholders receive?

c.       Who are the other priority claimants (in addition to the mortgage bondholders)? How much will they receive from the liquidation?

d.      Who are the remaining general creditors? How much will each receive from the distribution before subordination adjustment?  What is the effect of adjusting for subordination?