Problem 15-23 (Algo) (LO 15-7) The Drysdale, Koufax, and Marichal partnership has the following balance sheet immediately prior to liquidation: Cash$53,000Liabilities$58,000 Noncash assets 289,000Drysdale, loan 27,500 Drysdale, capital (50%) 95,500 Koufax, capital (30%) 85,500 Marichal, capital (20%) 75,500 a-1. Determine the maximum loss that can be absorbed in Step 1. Then, assuming that this loss has been incurred, determine the next maximum loss that can be absorbed in Step 2. a-2. Liquidation expenses are estimated to be $13,000. Prepare a predistribution schedule to guide the distribution of cash. Further, modify the tags in explanation as well. b. Assume that assets costing $91,000 are sold for $68,500. How is the available cash to be divided

Aproduction line has three machines a, b, and c, with reliabilities of .96, .86, and .85, respectively. the machines are arranged so that if one breaks down, the others must shut down. engineers are weighing two alternative designs for increasing the line’s reliability. plan 1 involves adding an identical backup line, and plan 2 involves providing a backup for each machine. in either case, three machines (a, b, and c) would be used with reliabilities equal to the original three. a. compute overall system reliability under plan 1. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability b. compute overall system reliability under plan 2. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability c. which plan will provide the higher reliability? plan2plan1