1.11.02b Income Statement

Order

1.05.06

Status

::BUILD-READY::

Location

Status: something

GC PoC: someone

Parking: N/A

Notes: None Foo

GC Point of Contact

Bar

Location Notes

Same as Balance Sheet Puzzle

Type

Optional Puzzle (INVESTOR)

Plot Setup

Most likely this puzzle will follow Balance Sheet, in which case they know that the Institute had some financial difficulties. They probably think they solved the difficulties with their solution to the last puzzle.

Props

Two sheets of paper.

Plot Point to Convey

None

Short Description

Followup to Balance Sheet; bizarre income statement reveals another message.

How To Give To Teams

This puzzle will almost certainly directly follow the Balance Sheet puzzle and will be done at the team's current location. Lab assistant over the phone says words to the effect,

Uh, oh... We seem to have encountered a bit more difficulty with our finances. Please see the lab assistant at your current location and ask for the Income Statement Research Project.

Lab assistant on site hands out puzzle.

SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL

Research Project Title: Income Statement

Objective: Help Institute keep operating long enough to rescue Doctor When by avoiding bankruptcy

Location: current

Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant

Puzzle Answer

OTHER-PEOPLES-MONEY

Puzzle Solution

Triple index the location names: section from am/pm, line from hour, letter from minute.

Manager

Allen

Hints

Response To Correct Answer

“Why, of course! In any investment it’s always best to use other people’s money!”

Intended Solve Process

1. Notice all the times are valid non-military times.
2. Solve for the one missing number (Rent = 3:02 AM) using standard clock arithmetic
3. Notice that the top section corresponds to AM (“Accumulated Monies”) and the bottom section corresponds to PM (“Paid Monies”). Some players may especially clued into this because “Accumulated Monies” and “Paid Monies” are not standard
4. Notice that there are exactly 12 words in each section. (“Timeline-Adjustments” and “Timeline-Restoration” each count as one word since they have hyphens.) This should suggest 12 hours.
5. Notice that the income statement is printed in a fixed-width font. This suggests that counting characters is important.
6. Now the puzzle becomes a simple look up: for example, “m:n AM” means look up the n-th character of the m-th word in the AM section.

Puzzle Data

Revenues (Accumulated Monies)
Sales	11:14 PM	O
Service	6:09 PM	T
Consulting	9:13 AM	H
Fees	1:02 AM	E
Interest	1:01 AM	R
Tachyonography	12:09 AM	-
Fortune Telling	9:12 AM	P
Timeline-Adjustments	1:02 AM	E
	3:02 PM	O
Expenses (Paid Monies)
COGS	9:12 AM	P
Particles	2:07 AM	L
Depreciation	12:17 AM	E
Butterflies	3:06 PM	S
Dinosaurs	11:09 PM	-
Insurance	2:05 AM	M
Rent	3:02 AM	O
Timeline-Restoration	1:05 AM	N
Utilities	1:02 AM	E
	9:05 AM	Y

Common Sticking Points

Sticking Point	Suggested Suggestion
Skipped figuring out the missing number
Can’t figure out how to calculate missing number	“The top section seems to add up just like times should.”
Can’t figure out what to do with the times.	“The hours go from up to 12. Is there 12 of anything else?” Or “It’s interesting that the largest number of minutes is 17.”

Response to Correct Answer

Lab assistant on phone says words to the effect,

Why of course! Using other people's money is the successful way to fund any venture! We'll get right on it.

To Do

Convert and upload Word document hints to Hints section.