PISA 2012 Released
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HOLIDAY APARTMENT
Christina finds this holiday apartment for sale on the internet. She
is thinking about
buying the holiday apartment so that she can rent it out to holiday guests.
Number of rooms:
1 x living and dining room
1 x bedroom
1 x bathroom
Price: 200 000 zeds
Size:
60 square metres (m²)
Parking spot:
yes
Travel time to town centre:
10
minutes
Distance to the beach:
350 metres (m) in a direct line
Average usage
by holiday
guests in the last 10 years:
315 days per year
PISA 2012 Released Items
Question 1: HOLIDAY APARTMENT
PM962Q01 – 0 1 9
To assess the price of the
holiday apartment, Christina has asked for an expert’s
evaluation. To estimate the value of a holiday apartment, the
expert uses the
following criteria:
Price per m²
Base price:
2500 zeds per
m²
Additional
value
criteria
Travel time to
town centre:
More than 15
minutes:
+0 zeds
From 5 to 15
minutes:
+10 000 zeds
Less than 5
minutes:
+20 000 zeds
Distance to
beach (in a
direct line):
More than 2
km:
+0 zeds
From 1 to 2 km:
+5000 zeds
From 0.5 to 1
km:
+10 000 zeds
Less than 0.5
km:
+15 000 zeds
Parking spot:
No:
+0 zeds
Yes:
+35 000 zeds
If the value estimated by the expert is greater than the advertised
selling price, the
price is considered to be "very good" for Christina as the potential buyer.
Show that based on the expert’s criteria, the selling price on offer is "very good" for
Christina.
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