You Have Inherited a Lottery Ticket That May Be a $5,000

question 93

Essay

You have inherited a lottery ticket that may be a $5,000 winner.You have a 35% chance of winning the $5,000 and a 65% chance of winning $0.You have an opportunity to sell the lottery for $1500.What should you do if are risk neutral?

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Definitions:

Income Tax Payable

The amount of income tax that a company or individual owes to the government, but has not yet paid.

Business Operations

Encompasses the day-to-day activities that a business engages in to run smoothly and efficiently, aiming at generating revenue.

Deductible Temporary Difference

Differences between the carrying amount of an asset or liability in the balance sheet and its tax base that will result in amounts deductible in future periods when recovering the carrying amount.

Deferred Tax Asset

An asset on the balance sheet that may be used to reduce future tax liability generated due to timing or temporary differences between accounting income and taxable income.