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The sinking fund problem : optimal timing of bond purchases

Creator:

McVicar, Robert William

Abstract:

A sinking fund payment must be made each year to retire a bond issue. Instead of paying cash, the corporation will typically surrender bonds that it has purchased on the open market. The sinking fund problem is to determine an optimal strategy in the form of a stopping rule to...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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Purchases by Robert William McVicar, Jr. A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial
Development and comparison of two alternate display formats for an AgendaManager interface

Creator:

Wilson, Robert B. (Robert Brian)

Abstract:

Modern commercial air travel is considered by most transportation specialists to be the safest of all forms of transportation. While safe, any loss of life is tragic and the only really acceptable state of commercial air transport safety is that of 'zero-tolerance' where no accident is acceptable. Research has demonstrated...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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for an AgendaManager interface AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert B. Wilson for the degree of