Question

Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Act is designed to do which of the following? a. Establish the rules of reorganization for firms with projected cash flows that eventually will be sufficient to meet debt payments. b. Allow the firm to negotiate with each creditor individually. c. Provide safeguards against the withdrawal of assets by the owners of the bankrupt firm and allow insolvent debtors to discharge all of their obligations and to start over unhampered by a burden of prior debt. d. Ensure that the firm is viable after emerging from bankruptcy. e. Protect shareholders against creditors.

Answer 1

Answer: c. Provide safeguards against the withdrawal of assets by the owners of the bankrupt firm and allow insolvent debtors to discharge all of their obligations and to start over unhampered by a burden of prior debt.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a person or entity files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, a trustee is appointed that will sell off the assets of the entity to enable repayment of debt to the creditors. As such, the entity will not be allowed to touch the assets thereby providing safeguards against their withdrawals by same.

After all assets are sold, any remaining debt is forgiven so that the debtor owes no more debt. This will then given them a chance to start over without having to worry about the previous debts they accumulated.