Becket Corporations accountant has prepared the following balance sheet as of November 10, 2009, the date on
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Becket Corporation’s accountant has prepared the following balance sheet as of November 10, 2009, the date on which the company is to release a plan for reorganizing operations under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act:
BECKET CORPORATION Balance Sheet November 10, 2009 Assets Cash.$ 12,000 LO4 Accounts receivable(net). 61,000 Investments. 26,000 Inventory (net realizable value is expected to approximate 80% of cost). 80,000 Land.57,000 Buildings (net).248,000 Equipment(net). 117,000 Totalassets. $ 601,000 Liabilities and Equities Accountspayable. $ 129,000 Notes payable—current (secured by equipment) . 220,000 Notes payable—(due in 2012)
(secured by land and buildings). 325,000 Common stock ($ 10 par value). 60,000 Retained earnings(deficit). (133,000)
Total liabilities andequities. $ 601,000 The company presented the following proposal:
• The reorganization value of the company’s assets just prior to issuing additional shares below, selling the company’s investment, and conveying title to the land is set at $650,000.
• Accounts receivable of $20,000 are written off as uncollectible. Investments are worth $40,000, land is worth $80,000, the buildings are worth $300,000, and the equipment is worth $86,000.
• An outside investor has been found to buy 7,000 shares of common stock at $11 per share.
• The company’s investments are to be sold for $40,000 in cash with the proceeds going to the holders of the current note payable. The remainder of these short-term notes will be converted into $130,000 of notes due in 2013 and paying 10 percent annual cash interest.
• All accounts payable will be exchanged for $40,000 in notes payable due in 2010 that pay 8 percent annual interest.
• Title to land costing $20,000 but worth $50,000 will be transferred to the holders of the note payable due in 2012. In addition, these creditors will receive $180,000 in notes payable (paying 10 percent annual interest) coming due in 2016. These creditors also are issued 3,000 shares of previously unissued common stock.
Prepare journal entries for Becket to record the transactions as put forth in this reorganization plan.
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Advanced Accounting
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9th Edition
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