TSA 2021 · Question 48 · Spatial
SaveA company analyses five possible cities to build a 5 storey office building. The total floor area of the 5 storeys required by the company is 3000 m² and the total land area required on which to build it is 600 m². The table below gives the land price and construction price in $ per m² in five cities. [image of table] The cost of building the office is the cost per square metre for the total floor space of all 5 storeys requirements and the plot land area purchase cost.

What is the difference in cost to build the office between the most expensive and least expensive of the five cities lowest and highest estimates for building the office?