Prior to any demand factors being applied, the minimum small-appliance branch circuit load for a 7-unit condo would be ___.

• A. 3,000 VA
• B. 10,500 VA
• C. 21,000 VA
• D. 31,500 VA

Answer: (C)

The key idea is how small-appliance loads are counted for dwelling units. Each dwelling unit is assumed to have two small-appliance circuits, each rated at 1,500 VA. So the minimum small-appliance load per unit is 3,000 VA. For a building with multiple units, you sum this per-unit load across all units before any demand factors are applied. Therefore, for 7 units: 7 × 3,000 VA = 21,000 VA. The other numbers would miscount either the per-unit load or the total number of units.