The rating agency Standard & Poors estimates owners of GMs unsecured notes could wind up getting as much as 10 cents on the dollar or as little as nothing.
Interviewed households provided 356 questionnaires from which we estimated owner-stated willingness-to-pay for pet vaccination and calculated the resultant reverse cumulative probability of having their animal vaccinated.
The value of WWI militaria rose 10% on average annually until the most recent recession, estimates Scott Kraska, owner of Bay State Militaria and Antiques in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Wurster estimates that owners of these vehicles may pay $100 per hour for labor, while owners of normal cars may only pay $70.
Mr. Turchin estimates that owners are spending roughly $65 to $85 a square foot to prebuild offices.
Randy Garbin, founder and editor of Roadside, a Worcester, Mass.-based magazine for diner enthusiasts, estimates that owners need to start with at least $750,000 for restoration and, if necessary, relocation.
The Times used the methodology of the Congressional Budget Office, which estimates that owners bear 75 percent of the cost in the form of lower profits and workers bear 25 percent of the cost in the form of lost wages.
Mr. Stearns estimates that owners of a newer home that do some work for themselves but contract major work out to others will pay 3.6percentt of the original purchase price annually for maintenance and 4.5percentt if it's an older home.
By one estimate, dog owners spend an average of $11,000 over each pet's lifetime.
TAXES: $2,400 a year (estimated, if owner-occupied); around $4,500 a year if home is converted to apartments or used as a rental CONTACT: Sue Wilkerson, Terra Venture Real Estate, (801) 393-1188; www.suewilkerson.com PORTLAND, ORE.
