ENTREPRENEURSHIP

INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

IMPORTANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A business negotiates a two-year lease on 2, 250 square feet of space for $2.60 per square foot with an option on a third year at a 5% increase in rent. What will the monthly rent be if the business extends the lease for a third year?
A
$6, 265.50
B
$5, 976
C
$5, 850
D
$6, 142.50
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The formula is (Gross Sales – Natural Break Point x % = Percentage Rent). First you need to establish the “Natural Break Point”. The Natural Breakpoint is the annual Minimum Base Rent divided by the stated Percentage Rate (6% in this scenario).

Detailed explanation-2: -A simple formula for commercial rent calculation used by everyone is the following: Rent = (Usable sq ft x usable sq ft rate each month) + (Common area x the rates per month for this type of area).

Detailed explanation-3: -An anchor tenant (or major tenant) typically refers to a large store in a retail shopping center (usually a department store or a movie theatre), which the landlord has strategically rented space to in order to draw in large crowds and funnel them to other stores in the shopping center.

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