On January 1, the partners of Van, Bakel, and Cox (who share profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3:2, respectively) decide to terminate operations and liquidate their partnership. The trial balance at this date follows:

	Debit		Credit
Cash	$	19,000
Accounts receivable		68,000
Inventory		54,000
Machinery and equipment, net		191,000
Van, loan		32,000
Accounts payable			$	57,000
Bakel, loan				22,000
Van, capital				119,000
Bakel, capital				91,000
Cox, capital				75,000
Totals	$	364,000	$	364,000

The partners plan a program of piecemeal conversion of the partnerships assets to minimize liquidation losses. All available cash, less an amount retained to provide for future expenses, is to be distributed to the partners at the end of each month. A summary of the liquidation transactions follows:

January	Collected $52,000 of the accounts receivable; the balance is deemed uncollectible.
	Received $39,000 for the entire inventory.
	Paid $3,000 in liquidation expenses.
	Paid $53,000 to the outside creditors after offsetting a $4,000 credit memorandum received by the partnership on January 11.
	Retained $11,000 cash in the business at the end of January to cover liquidation expenses. The remainder is distributed to the partners.
February	Paid $4,000 in liquidation expenses.
	Retained $6,000 cash in the business at the end of the month to cover additional liquidation expenses.
March	Received $147,000 on the sale of all machinery and equipment.
	Paid $6,000 in final liquidation expenses.
	Retained no cash in the business.

Prepare proposed schedules of liquidation on January 31, February 28, and March 31 to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of each of these three months.

January February March Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of January. (Amd deducted should be entered with a minus sign.) VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation January 31 Noncash Assets Van, Capital and Loan Cash Liabilities Bakel, Capital and Loan 30% Cox, Capital 20% 50% $ Balances - January 1 Collected accounts receivable Sold inventory Paid liquidation expenses Paid accounts payable Subtotal (actual balances) Maximum loss on assets Maximum liquidation expenses Subtotal (potential balances) Allocation of deficit capital balance Safe payments to partners - January 31 19,000 52,000 39,000 (3,000) (53,000) 54,000 0 0 0 0 0 54,000 0 $ 0 0 0 0 $ 54,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 January February> January February March Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of February. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign.) VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation February 28 Cash Noncash Assets Liabilities Van, Capital and Loan 50% Bakel, Capital and Loan 30% Cox, Capital 20% Balances before January 31 safe payments Safe payments to partners - January 31 Balances - February 1 Paid liquidation expenses Subtotal (actual balances) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maximum loss on assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maximum liquidation expenses Subtotal (potential balances) Allocation of deficit capital balance Safe payments to partners - February 28 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 January February March Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of March. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign.) VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation March 31 Van, Noncash Capital Bakel, Capital Cash Liabilities Assets and Loan and Loan 30% 50% Cox, Capital 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balances before February 28 safe payments Safe payments to partners - February 28 Balances - March 1 Sold machinery Paid liquidation expenses Subtotal (actual balances) Safe payments to partners - March 31 Ending balances - March 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0