Demote manufacturing Company Ltd. was adjudged bankrupt on a petition of its creditors, and the trustee in bankruptcy realized the following amounts from the sale of its business assets:

Cash in Bank

$ 14,000

Accounts Receivable

42,000

Inventories

20,000

Land & Buildings

72,000

The liabilities of the business were as follows at the time of the receiving order: (Assume all secured creditors had taken the necessary steps to protect their security.)

Rent owed to landlord (5 months @ $3,000 per month)

$15,000

Trade accounts payable

63,000

Municipal taxes payable (1.5 years)

4,000

Wages payable (2 months @ $2,500 per month - three employee)

15,000

Bank loan secured under section 427 (inventories secured)

35,000

First mortgage on land & buildings

50,000

Second mortgage on land & buildings

30,000

The expenses of liquidation were $7,000. The trustee's fee was $5,000.

1. Show the order in which the trustee in bankruptcy made payments to the various types of creditors. Assume that all secured creditors had taken the necessary steps to protect their security.

2. Determine how many cents on the dollar the general creditors should receive?