Vassar Corp. has incurred substantial losses for several years and has decided to declare bankruptcy. The company petitioned the court for protection from creditors on March 31, 2010, and submitted the following balance sheet:

Vassar's liabilities and stockholders' equity at this date are as follows:
Accounts Payable'General Creditors ........$600,000
Common Stock ................... 60,000
Retained Earnings Deficit .............. (320,000)
Totals .....................$340,000
Vassar's management informed the court that the company has developed a new product and that a prospective customer is willing to sign a contract for the purchase of 12,000 units during the year ending March 31, 2011, and 15,000 units during the year ending March 31, 2012, at a price of $90 per unit. This product can be manufactured using Vassar's present facilities. Monthly production with immediate delivery is expected to be uniform within each year. Receivables are expected to be collected during the calendar month following sales. Unit production costs of the new product are estimated as follows:
Direct material ........$20
Direct labor .......... 30
Variable overhead ....... 40
Fixed costs of $130,000 (excluding depreciation) are incurred per year. Purchases of direct material will be paid during the calendar month following purchase. Fixed costs, direct labor, and variable overhead will be paid as incurred. Inventory of direct material will equal 60 days' usage. After the first month of operations, 30 days' usage will be ordered each month.
The general creditors have agreed to reduce their total claims to 60 percent of their March 31, 2010, balances under the following conditions:
• Existing accounts receivable and inventories are to be liquidated immediately, with the proceeds turned over to the general creditors.
• The reduced balance of accounts payable is to be paid as cash is generated from future operations but no later than March 31, 2012. No interest will be paid on these obligations.
Under this proposed plan, the general creditors would receive $110,000 more than the current liquidation value of Vassar's assets. The court has engaged you to determine the feasibility of this plan.
Ignoring any need to borrow and repay short-term funds for working capital purposes, prepare a cash budget for the years ending March 31, 2011 and 2012, showing the cash expected to be available for paying the claims of the general creditors, the amount of payments to general creditors, and the cash remaining after payment ofclaims.

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VASSAR CORP Balance Sheet March 31, 2010 Book Value Liquidation Value Assets Accounts Receivable Inventories Plant Assets (net) Totals $100,000 90,000 150,000 340,000 $ 50,000 40,000 160,000 $250,000