21. In deciding whether a charge is a fixed charge or a floating charge, the Court is engaged in a two-stage process. 22. There is no fixed charge to stay in the guesthouse, but a donation of about $ 25 a night is suggested. 23. The fixed charges ( telegrams, salaries, rent etc . ) were about 7000 krones a month, and varied with the seasons. 24. Earnings were 1.14 times fixed charges in the first half of Goldman's fiscal year, the firm said in its sales documents. 25. That's up from earnings that were 7 . 3 times fixed charges in 1994 and 3 . 6 times in 1993. 26. It is the third characteristic which is the hallmark of a floating charge and serves to distinguish it from a fixed charge . 27. He said most people don't make enough long-distance calls to benefit from rates going down if the fixed charges go up over time. 28. Earnings were 1 . 14 times fixed charges in the first half of Goldman's fiscal year, the firm said in its sales documents. 29. The essential test of whether a charge was a fixed charge related to the chargor's power to continue to deal with the asset. 30. This conversion of the floating charge into a fixed charge ( called " crystallisation " ) can be triggered by a number of events.
