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FORD THEATERS, INCORPORATED
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1 and 2. Similar figures were not available for each of the four neighborhood theaters. Current estimates could be obtained, however, by a physical valuation.
Exhibit i Cost Analysis of Alameda Theater Building
Cost of theater % $221,138
Cost of commercial part (stores and apartments) 33,311
Cost of entire building
Cost of equipment
Architects' fee
Total.
$254,449 56,450 18,654
$329,553
Cost per Seat
Theater section
Theater equipment. Architects' fee
Total cost per seat
Number of seats on main floor 1 , 1 23
Number of seats in balcony 420
Total number of seats 1 , 543
Volume of theater in cubic feet 858,852
Cubic feet of theater per seat, approximately 495
Square feet of floor space rentable for stores and apartments
Number of stores
Number of apartments (n rooms)
Unit Cost of Project per Cubic Foot (Expressed in Dollars)
Theater and commercial section
Commercial section alone
Theater section alone
Theater equipment
Theater section and equipment
Theater section equipment and architect
$143 J5
36.50
"•35
$191 .00
627 5 7
.298 ■350 . 290 .074 •364 .385
After a thorough investigation, three methods were submitted for the president's approval. The first suggested that the company employ an accountant to install what he believed to be an adequate method of calculating rates of depreciation. Dependent upon the capabilities of the accountant, much could be suggested in favor of this plan, particularly because it offered the only practical means by which the peculiarities inherent in each Ford theater might be taken into consideration. It was discarded, however, because none of the local accountants was familiar with motion picture theater operation, and the services of one of the large national accounting firms that had specialized in motion picture accounting were deemed too expensive for this project.