If a corporation goes bankrupt, its assets are sold and the proceeds are split among the creditors. The owners of the company split any money left over after creditors have been paid. Who would be paid first: stockholders or bondholders?

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Selah

10 April, 03:16

If a corporation goes bankrupt, its assets are sold and the proceeds are split among the creditors. The owners of the company split any money left over after creditors have been paid. Who would be paid first: stockholders or bondholders?

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Lilia Villanueva · Answer 1

Investors who take the least amount of risk will be paid first. So creditors and bondholders will be paid before the stockholders.

so ur answer is : bondholders will be paid first