A Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition, and the statement of affairs reflected the following amounts: Assets Estimated book value Current value Assets pledged with fully secured creditors    P 800,000 P1,000,000 Assets pledged with partially secured creditors       500,000      400,000 Free assets    1,300,000   1,200,000 Liabilities are as follows: Liabilities with priority - P200,000 Fully secured creditors -   700,000 Partially secured creditors - 500,000 Unsecured creditors without priority - 1,500,000   Assume that assets are converted to cash at their current values, what is the expected dividend rate (in decimal form) for general unsecured creditors?

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A Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition, and the statement of affairs reflected the following amounts:

Assets Estimated book value Current value
Assets pledged with fully secured creditors    P 800,000 P1,000,000
Assets pledged with partially secured creditors       500,000      400,000
Free assets    1,300,000   1,200,000

Liabilities are as follows:

Liabilities with priority - P200,000

Fully secured creditors -   700,000

Partially secured creditors - 500,000

Unsecured creditors without priority - 1,500,000

 

Assume that assets are converted to cash at their current values, what is the expected dividend rate (in decimal form) for general unsecured creditors?

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