An owner installed a swimming pool at a cost of $45,000. Paired sales indicate pools add $18,000 in this market. What functional obsolescence does the pool represent?
Correct Answer
B) $27,000
Why this is correct: a superadequacy is the part of the cost the market does not pay for. Calculation: $45,000 - $18,000 = $27,000. Why the other choices are wrong: $45,000 treats the whole cost as a loss, which ignores the $18,000 buyers do pay; $18,000 is the contribution rather than the obsolescence; $63,000 adds the two figures, charging the property for both the cost and the value.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Why this is correct: a superadequacy is the part of the cost the market does not pay for. Calculation: $45,000 - $18,000 = $27,000. Why the other choices are wrong: $45,000 treats the whole cost as a loss, which ignores the $18,000 buyers do pay; $18,000 is the contribution rather than the obsolescence; $63,000 adds the two figures, charging the property for both the cost and the value.
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