Financial reporting during bankruptcy

Hal Company filed for protection from creditors under the bankruptcy act on July 1, 2011. Hal had the following liabilities at the time of filing:

10% mortgage bonds payable, secured by a building

with a book value and fair value of $100,000

$200,000

Accrued interest on mortgage (January 1–July 1)

10,000

Accounts payable

80,000

Priority tax claims

50,000

$340,000

1. The December 31, 2011, balance sheet will show prepetition liabilities of:

a $340,000 (the claims at filing)

b $240,000 (the original claims less the secured portion of the mortgage bonds)

c $350,000 (the original claims plus six months’ interest on the bonds)

d $290,000 (the original claims less the priority tax claims)