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ABC, a franchisor, whose fiscal year ends on July 31, entered into
franchise agreement with DEF, a franchisee, on July 1, 2017. The total
franchise fee agreed upon is 550,000; 50,000 is payable when the
contract is signed and a non-interest bearing note requiring four equal
annual installments for the balance. It was agreed that the down
payment is not refundable notwithstanding lack of substantial
performance of services by the franchisor. The direct franchise cost
incurred was 325,000 while indirect franchise expense of 31,250 was
also incurred. The management of DEF has estimated that they can
borrow a loan of this type at the rate of 12%. The franchise
commenced its operations on July 31, 2017. How much is the net
income (loss) to be reported by ABC? (use PV factor of 3.04)
(15,240)
73,750
119,750
77,550
119,750