Mondesto Company has the following debts: Unsecured creditors . . . . . . .  $230,000Liabilities with priority . . . . .  110,000Secured liabilities:Debt 1, $210,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  180,000Debt 2, $170,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100,000Debt 3, $120,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140,000 The company also has a number of other assets that are not pledged in any way. The creditors holding Debt 2 want to receive at least $142,000. For how much do these free assets have to be sold so that the creditors associated with Debt 2 will receive exactly $142,000?

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Mondesto Company has the following debts:

Unsecured creditors . . . . . . .  $230,000
Liabilities with priority . . . . .  110,000
Secured liabilities:
Debt 1, $210,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  180,000
Debt 2, $170,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100,000
Debt 3, $120,000; value of pledged asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140,000

The company also has a number of other assets that are not pledged in any way. The creditors holding Debt 2 want to receive at least $142,000. For how much do these free assets have to be sold so that the creditors associated with Debt 2 will receive exactly $142,000?

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