Crawford Company conducts a lottery system for Mississippi. The agreement specifies that the lottery must be conducted on a not-for-profit basis. Crawford's monthly sales of lottery tickets amounts to $1,400,000. Monthly operating expenses are $400,000, including a management charge of $30,000. The payment schedule for the guaranteed $1 million dollar payout for a winning lottery ticket is $100,000 immediately and $100,000 each year for the next 9 years. Crawford produced the following income statement as evidence of its not-for-profit status:
$\begin{array}{lrr}
\text { Ticket sales } & & \$ 1,400,000 \
\text { Expenses: } & & \
\quad \text { Payout expense } & \$ 1,000,000 & \
\text { Operating expenses } & \underline{400,000} & \underline{1,400,000} \
\text { Net income } & &\underline{ \$ \quad 0}
\end{array}$
A. If the market rate of interest is 4%, determine the present value of the $900,000 liability arising from the monthly winning lottery ticket.
B. Recalculate the income statement to reflect GAAP measurement of payout expense.

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Crawford Company conducts a lottery system for Mississippi. The agreement specifies that the lottery must be conducted on a not-for-profit basis. Crawford's monthly sales of lottery tickets amounts to $1,400,000. Monthly operating expenses are $400,000, including a management charge of $30,000. The payment schedule for the guaranteed $1 million dollar payout for a winning lottery ticket is $100,000 immediately and $100,000 each year for the next 9 years. Crawford produced the following income statement as evidence of its not-for-profit status:
 $\begin{array}{lrr}
\text { Ticket sales } & & \$ 1,400,000 \
\text { Expenses: } & & \
\quad \text { Payout expense } & \$ 1,000,000 & \
\text { Operating expenses } & \underline{400,000} & \underline{1,400,000} \
\text { Net income } & &\underline{ \$ \quad 0}
\end{array}$  
A. If the market rate of interest is 4%, determine the present value of the $900,000 liability arising from the monthly winning lottery ticket.
B. Recalculate the income statement to reflect GAAP measurement of payout expense.

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The Answer of Crawford Company conducts a lottery system for Mississippi. The agreement specifies that the lottery must be conducted on a not-for-profit basis. Crawford's monthly sales of lottery tickets amounts to $1,400,000. Monthly operating expenses are $400,000, including a management charge of $30,000. The payment schedule for the guaranteed $1 million dollar payout for a winning lottery ticket is $100,000 immediately and $100,000 each year for the next 9 years. Crawford produced the following income statement as evidence of its not-for-profit status:
 $\begin{array}{lrr}
\text { Ticket sales } & & \$ 1,400,000 \
\text { Expenses: } & & \
\quad \text { Payout expense } & \$ 1,000,000 & \
\text { Operating expenses } & \underline{400,000} & \underline{1,400,000} \
\text { Net income } & &\underline{ \$ \quad 0}
\end{array}$  
A. If the market rate of interest is 4%, determine the present value of the $900,000 liability arising from the monthly winning lottery ticket.
B. Recalculate the income statement to reflect GAAP measurement of payout expense.

Crawford Company Conducts a Lottery System for Mississippi A If the Market Rate of Interest Is 4%, Determine