Exhibit 8.2 The Following Questions Pertain to the Problem and Spreadsheet Below

question 77

Short Answer

Exhibit 8.2
The following questions pertain to the problem and spreadsheet below.
A construction company just purchased a 300 × 300 foot lot upon which they plan to build an office building. They need at least 60,000 ft² of office floor space. Zoning regulations require each floor be 10 feet high and the building not exceed 65 ft in height. Further, parking space must equal at least 30% of the total floor space available. The company's cost accountant uses a 60% factor of the building height and a 1% factor of any story's floor area to calculate the total building cost (in millions of dollars).
The following is the NLP formulation for the problem. The spreadsheet implementation of this formulation applies to the following questions.
-Refer to Exhibit 8.2. What formula would you place in cell D13 to calculate total cost?

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable

Liabilities representing amounts owed by a company to creditors for purchases of goods or services on credit, typically due within a short period.

Accrue Cost

The process of recording expenses and liabilities as soon as they are incurred, regardless of when cash is exchanged.

Accounting Cycle

The collective process of identifying, analyzing, and recording the accounting events of a company.

Post-closing Trial Balance

A trial balance prepared after closing entries are made, used to check the balance of debits and credits have been maintained throughout the period after all closing entries are completed.