A developer has requested your advice for the selling price per sg.m. of flats in an area of your choice. You should retrieve 20 asking prices for residential flats in your preferred area from agents' websites. Proceed with all necessary adjustments and estimate a value per sg m, for a typical 2 bedroom flat that he is aiming to build. Additionally, retrieve asking rental prices for the same area and proceed with the necessary adjustments in order to estimate the ARY. Present your analysis and the way of thinking in 500 words and also support your opinion with an excel table showing your adjustments.

A developer has requested your advice for the selling price per sg.m. of flats in an area of your choice. You should retrieve 20 asking prices for residential flats in your preferred area from agents' websites. Proceed with all necessary adjustments and estimate a value per sg m, for a typical 2 bedroom flat that he is aiming to build. Additionally, retrieve asking rental prices for the same area and proceed with the necessary adjustments in order to estimate the ARY. Present your analysis and the way of thinking in 500 words and also support your opinion with an excel table showing your adjustments.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter9: Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 46P

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