ARGUS Certification Exam Of Questions with Correct Graded A+ Answers
_____ is used in retail properties where tenants are expected to pay a percentage of their sales to the
property owner - Answer-Percentage Rent
_____ saves the updates to the property asset model to the database. If a calculation has been
performed, it also saves the latest calculation results? - Answer-Save Property
________________ is a solution for consolidating and reporting property, tenant, portfolio, and scenario
information contained within the ARGUS Data Warehouse. - Answer-Portfolio Level Reporting
100% Tenant Improvement Timing - Answer-Tenant pays whole amount at Lease Start
2 How inputs under Free Rent - Answer-1. Relative Dates
2. Monthly Entries
A user can change the Hold length for the property resale by selecting either hold years or a fixed date -
Answer-TRUE
Actuals and Budget Information - Answer-Can be viewed on a monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually, or
Annually Basis
Additional Principal Payments can factored into the loan computations? - Answer-TRUE
AE can have a different term length for Amortization and the Loan - Answer-TRUE
AE merges three industry standard solutions: Argus valuation - DCF, asset management, and valuation-
capitalisation - Answer-TRUE
,AE will return to using the entry in the Months Vacant Field in the market leasing profile for________ -
Answer-Subsequent rollovers
After changing modeling policy for Gross Ups any recovery strcuture created from that point forward
will default to that gross up percentage - Answer-However, any recovery strucurre created before the
modeling policy change will reamin with the gross up % they had in the recovery structure grid
After changing the modeling policy for gross-ups, any recovery structure already created will default to
the Gross up percent in the Modeling policies window? - Answer-FALSE
All the following are options for exporting Portfolio Level Reporting EXCEPT?
A. Excel
B. Tiff
C. PDF
D. HTML - Answer-D. HTML
Alt + I short cut - Answer-Opens the "in use by" side panel, if a category is "in use" a user will not be able
to delete it
Alt + O or Right-click on Market leasing field and selecting direct edit - Answer-will open the direct edit
window
Amount eligible for Recovery Formula - Answer-= [(Expense x Fixed%) + (Expense x Variable% x
occupancy% or gross-up %)
Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0% and reimbursable expenses are grossed up 100%. What is the operating expense
amount that will appear on the Cash Flow Report? - Answer-30000
, Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0%. What is the operating expense amount that will appear on the Cash Flow Report -
Answer-= [(30,000 x .6) + (30,000 x .4 x .7)]
Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0%. What value should be entered in the Amount1 field in the operating tab? - Answer-=
30,000
Assuming 0% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13,000
X .0 = 0
Assuming 100% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13000
X .1
Assuming 60% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13,000
X .6 = 7800
Balloon Payment - Answer-a final loan payment that is much larger than the regular monthly payments
Base Year stop Formula - Answer-Base year stop = [(Current Year Expenses - Base Year expenses) x
Tenant Net Share]
Batch Update - Answer-can create another scenario and sensitivity analysis
By default, Tenant Improvements and Leasing Commissions are paid at the start of the tenant's lease? -
Answer-TRUE
By default, when are leasing commissions paid within AE? - Answer-1 month/1yearBeginn
_____ is used in retail properties where tenants are expected to pay a percentage of their sales to the
property owner - Answer-Percentage Rent
_____ saves the updates to the property asset model to the database. If a calculation has been
performed, it also saves the latest calculation results? - Answer-Save Property
________________ is a solution for consolidating and reporting property, tenant, portfolio, and scenario
information contained within the ARGUS Data Warehouse. - Answer-Portfolio Level Reporting
100% Tenant Improvement Timing - Answer-Tenant pays whole amount at Lease Start
2 How inputs under Free Rent - Answer-1. Relative Dates
2. Monthly Entries
A user can change the Hold length for the property resale by selecting either hold years or a fixed date -
Answer-TRUE
Actuals and Budget Information - Answer-Can be viewed on a monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually, or
Annually Basis
Additional Principal Payments can factored into the loan computations? - Answer-TRUE
AE can have a different term length for Amortization and the Loan - Answer-TRUE
AE merges three industry standard solutions: Argus valuation - DCF, asset management, and valuation-
capitalisation - Answer-TRUE
,AE will return to using the entry in the Months Vacant Field in the market leasing profile for________ -
Answer-Subsequent rollovers
After changing modeling policy for Gross Ups any recovery strcuture created from that point forward
will default to that gross up percentage - Answer-However, any recovery strucurre created before the
modeling policy change will reamin with the gross up % they had in the recovery structure grid
After changing the modeling policy for gross-ups, any recovery structure already created will default to
the Gross up percent in the Modeling policies window? - Answer-FALSE
All the following are options for exporting Portfolio Level Reporting EXCEPT?
A. Excel
B. Tiff
C. PDF
D. HTML - Answer-D. HTML
Alt + I short cut - Answer-Opens the "in use by" side panel, if a category is "in use" a user will not be able
to delete it
Alt + O or Right-click on Market leasing field and selecting direct edit - Answer-will open the direct edit
window
Amount eligible for Recovery Formula - Answer-= [(Expense x Fixed%) + (Expense x Variable% x
occupancy% or gross-up %)
Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0% and reimbursable expenses are grossed up 100%. What is the operating expense
amount that will appear on the Cash Flow Report? - Answer-30000
, Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0%. What is the operating expense amount that will appear on the Cash Flow Report -
Answer-= [(30,000 x .6) + (30,000 x .4 x .7)]
Assume that a property's CAM expense is $30,000 per year and 60.0% fixed. The occupancy of the
property is 70.0%. What value should be entered in the Amount1 field in the operating tab? - Answer-=
30,000
Assuming 0% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13,000
X .0 = 0
Assuming 100% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13000
X .1
Assuming 60% occupancy calculate the Vending Machine Revenue in Year 1 of analysis - Answer-13,000
X .6 = 7800
Balloon Payment - Answer-a final loan payment that is much larger than the regular monthly payments
Base Year stop Formula - Answer-Base year stop = [(Current Year Expenses - Base Year expenses) x
Tenant Net Share]
Batch Update - Answer-can create another scenario and sensitivity analysis
By default, Tenant Improvements and Leasing Commissions are paid at the start of the tenant's lease? -
Answer-TRUE
By default, when are leasing commissions paid within AE? - Answer-1 month/1yearBeginn
