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The article focuses on the bankruptcy of Cuisinarts Inc. The company's filing for Chapter 11 in August 1989 listed debts of $43 million and assets of less than $35 million, mostly in inventory. Complacency and high leverage share the blame for the failure of the company. Revenues of the company have dropped from around $80 million in 1979 to an estimated $50 million 1989. Cuisinarts' market share dropped steadily from 20 percent in 1984 to 12 percent in 1989.