Financial

rule of 5

A rule of thumb used by subdividers to estimate development costs. Generally,one-fifth goes to land acquisition;one-fifth to site improvement,engineering,and legal; one-fifth to miscellaneous charges such as loan interest; and two-fifths to advertising, administration, commissions, and profit.

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