That pales next to Beijing, whose organizers reportedly spent US$ 6.5 billion on security, a figure roughly four times greater
than the initial estimate for the entire Games.
Not exact matches
This report also comes out less
than six hours after the Commerce Department had reported that the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) had been revised upward
for the second quarter from an
initial estimate of 1.5 % growth to a mildly more reassuring rate of 1.7 %.
In September, the rate of unemployment in the single - currency area dipped below 9 %, a level not seen since 2009, but the
initial estimate of inflation
for October was weaker
than widely expected.
If you purchase this equipment, the amount of Additional Funds
for the 3 months operating expenses would also be adjusted to reflect that you will not make 3 monthly equipment lease payments, but your total
initial investment will be substantially higher
than we have
estimated.
His
initial annoyance was followed rapidly by incredulity and outrage as the park system horror stories mounted, including a construction budget
for a single fieldhouse that escalated from an
initial estimate of $ 950,000 to more
than $ 2 million and a Washington Park waterslide that was carelessly built too close to a pool and will cost $ 100,000 to correct.
· The cost of building the new LIRR terminal below Grand Central Terminal accounts
for more
than one - quarter of the cost overrun, having grown from the MTA's
initial estimate of $ 709 million to $ 1.9 billion, an increase of 170 percent.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal
for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $ 9 billion when finished in 2019, more
than twice the MTA's
initial cost
estimate and a decade later
than expected, according to a report released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
For example, the simulated social information revealed that peer advice more strongly influenced an individual if the knowledge suggested the actual number of items was higher
than the guesser's
initial estimate.
Open Road's boxing drama «Bleed
for This» came in much lower
than initial estimates of $ 6 million.
Although $ 38 million sounds like an extreme sum to pay
for any car at auction, the figure was actually lower
than the auction company's
initial estimate of $ 50 million.
Microsoft's (MSFT)
initial production run
for its Surface tablet will yield more
than 3 million units according to
estimates by market research firm IDC.
In our
initial post, we noted that AVGN's net cash position was $ 36.5 M. Assuming that the $ 7M sale was
for cash, adding it to AVGN's cash position gives it a net cash value we
estimate at $ 43.5 M or $ 1.46 per share, 122 % higher
than its Friday close.
Thick ash started shooting thousands of meters into the air above Mount Agung on Saturday, driving east and southeast along the archipelago, forcing more
than 29,000 people to evacuate from their homes, the Bali Provincial Board
for Disaster Relief said, revising their
initial estimate.
An
estimated 1,100 to 1,500 people were killed by the volcano, with minor eruptions and lava flow continuing
for more
than a year after the
initial eruption.
Momentum was established early in the sale, when Lucy McKenzie's painting Olga Korbut sold
for # 317,000 — a figure almost 11 times more
than its
initial estimate.
Strong results were achieved
for private collections including early botanical books belonging to Cornelius J. Hauck (1893 - 1967), which sold 90 % by lot, and an important collection of major 19th century American authors, formed by Mrs. J. Insley Blair of Far Hills, New Jersey, which sold 92 % by lot, with many titles more
than doubling
initial estimates.
The city of Cowansville, Quebec, which just introduced the practice this year,
estimates it will use 30 percent less salt, recouping the
initial investment of $ 200,000
for new equipment in less
than two years.
They are simply a first estimate.Where multiple analyses of the biases in other climatological variables have been produced,
for example tropospheric temperatures and ocean heat content, the resulting spread in the
estimates of key parameters such as the long - term trend has typically been signicantly larger
than initial estimates of the uncertainty suggested.
As the Times points out, neither the federal government nor BP has ever revealed how it arrived at those
initial «
estimates», but I'd wager that the fact that the spill's source was deep underwater and therefore difficult
for the public to visualize had more
than a little something to do with it.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association
estimates the
initial stay in the hospital
for someone with a spinal cord injury is about 3 months with an average cost of more
than $ 100,000.
The company's display unit came up with new forecast numbers
for partners whereby it reduced part orders by more
than 50 % from its
initial estimates.
If a potential buyer is presented with a higher asking price before that buyer has been able to calculate how much he would be willing to pay
for the home, the buyer's
estimate of a reasonable purchasing price will be higher
than it would have been had the buyer been shown a lower
initial asking price.
Director of Real Estate: «Ed played a critical role in our being able to work through potential problems such as re-zoning issues, lack of available sewer, demolition and unusual site problems... The end result was that we sold the property
for a price that, net of costs, was more
than double our
initial estimate.»
The second
estimate is based on more complete information
than was available
for the
initial estimate.
Anyway, both are are quick methods to get an
initial estimate of purchase value if you know the total rental income
for a property (
for the 50 % rule, I guess you really need to know expected / prevailing cap rates too to get purchase price), but neither should be relied upon
for anything more
than a starting point.