Harbor Corp Currently Leases a Corporate Suite in an Office

question 31

Multiple Choice

Harbor Corp currently leases a corporate suite in an office building for a cost of $300,000 a year. Only 81% of the corporate suite is currently being used. A start-up business has proposed a plan that would use the other 19% of the suite and increase the overall costs of maintaining the space by $28,139. If the stand-alone method were used, what amount of cost would be allocated to the start-up business? (Round the final answer to the nearest dollar.)

• A) $79,793
• B) $57,000
• C) $62,346
• D) $51,654

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