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Showing 1 to 20 of 305 for “"Present Value"”.
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Applying Extended Reach Drilling to Optimize the Net Present Value of the Duvernay Field
… Unit Development Costs (UDC) and maximize Net Present Value (NPV). This thesis provides a detailed account of the planning, execution, and appraisal of a 2500m long lateral pad in the Duvernay formation. It then describes a 3600m long lateral in the Montney formation, and captures the lessons …
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Real Earnings and the Present Value of Future Earnings in a Theory of Human Migration
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:12:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7114919.pdf: 3976294 bytes, checksum: 5cfdef3a3fd420cd4f9e9210fdb94751 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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Evaluating foreign Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects using the adjusted net present value (ANPV) method : Thailand's Second Stage Expressway (SES)
… evaluation is a complicated process. This thesis presents an evaluation framework, based on a variation of the standard adjusted net present value (ANPV) method, that provides better information about the sources of a foreign project's value and integrates country risks into the evaluation process …
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Simulation-based valuation of project finance investments in sub-Saharan Africa and its effects on net present value and default probabilities
… having high levels of risk and uncertainty, thus presenting a significant challenge to capital allocation decisions and the associated theme of narrowing the finance gap. In light of this, a case study is used to investigate the impact that simulation has on the valuation of an actual …
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Tax Accounting Method and Offshore Petroleum Development: A Policy Evaluation Model Employing Royalty Equivalents and Excise Taxes (Oil and Gas, Capital Budgeting, Simulation, Capitalization, Net Present Value)
… accounting method that would maximize the net present value of government revenues from a class of projects. The industry selected was offshore petroleum. The impact of tax accounting methods on reserves was also determined. The research employed a capital budgeting simulation model of a …
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The Effects of Ice Damage on Management Decisions for Loblolly Pine Plantations located in the Piedmont Region of Virginia
… if management decisions can minimize net present value losses. A simulation approach was used for the analysis. Loblolly pine plantations were simulated using the growth and yield model, Trulob. Ice damage was factored into the model using prediction equations from a previous study. A …
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CONVERTING WASP CLASS LANDING HELICOPTER DOCK (LHD) STEAM PROPULSION PLANTS TO HYBRID PROPULSION
… of this research was to evaluate the net present value of conversion by weighing the cost-savings benefits of fuel savings, in-port utility consumption, and manpower against the cost of conversion. The results of the analysis conclude that LHDs 5 and 7 have a positive net present value; …
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Economic comparisons of thinning from above and below in Loblolly Pine plantations using dynamic programming
… FORTE (Arthaud 1986). Economically optimal (net present value maximizing) thinning regime and rotation age were determined for benchmark economic and model inputs. Sensitivity of net present value and optimal management regime were tested for varying interest rates (6 or 8%), site indexes (50, 60 …
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Cost and timeliness of alternative nitrogen application methods
Production, in terms of revenue and cost for well-drained farms in the Midwest, is a function of amongst other things, climatic variability. In the current situation of low commodity prices, producers often focus on ways in which they can modify their practices to maximize profits. With nitrogen …
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Costs of Reclamation on Southern Appalachian Coal Mines: A cost-effectiveness analysis for reforestation versus hayland/pasture reclamation
The two most common options for post-mining land uses in the southern Appalachians are forestry or hayland/pasture. Hayland/pasture has become the predominant reclamation type due to ease of establishment and strict regulation standards requiring quick and dense erosion control by herbaceous cover. …
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Incorporating financial analysis into timber harvest scheduling models
… model in an attempt to increase its net present value of harvest returns, using alternative harvest criteria. The firm’s original harvest scheduling model was used as a control model for the study. A net present value financial analysis was developed for this model that represented the …
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The Efficiency of Community Forests: Successful and Unsuccessful Examples From Nepal
… transformation. The critical review of seven representative case studies and modern forest policy of Nepal identifies following important issues in CF transformation in Nepal. They are low marginal flexibility, incomplete and uncertain property rights transfer, equity problem, specific demand …
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A linear programming approach to minimizing wood procurement costs for integrated forest products firms
A linear programming cost minimization problem is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the technique to problems inherent in the forest management decision making process. A case study of an integrated forest products firm with the objective of minimizing the present value cost of wood …
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Assessing Net Returns to Blueberry Production Using a Decision Support Tool
… all four production systems generated positive present value of net returns, the conventional field production produced the highest present value of net returns across the 15 years. The breakeven years of production were 7 and 8 for the conventional field system and organic field system, …
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Taxation and income smoothing: Evidence from accruals
… was tied to after-tax earnings. Second, the net present value of taxes paid may change due to income smoothing activities (the cash flow effect). Managers were predicted to smooth less as the marginal change in the net present value of taxes paid increased.
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Evaluating the Value of Information Concerning Different Methods of Forest Sampling
… inventory is essential for estimating stand value and assists with making informed management decisions. However, the compromise made between the cost of sampling methods during inventory, and the accuracy of the information gathered has not been fully recognized. This study evaluates the …
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Business valuation of location-specific infrastructure projects in data-poor regions
A methodology in determining the financial values (business values) of physical infrastructure projects is presented from the public point of view. The business valuation model in this thesis adopts three concepts of financial modeling, Monte Carlo simulation (probability-generated cash flow), …
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Heat exchanger design for thermoelectric electricity generation from low temperature flue gas streams
… design was optimized for cost using the net present value method. A number of finned-tube compact heat exchanger designs were evaluated for high heat transfer and low pressure loss. Heat exchanger designs were found to favor either power density or exergy effectiveness to achieve optimal net …
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Cost/benefit Analysis of Geographic Information System Implementation: Case of the Illinois Department of Transportation
… the ten-year period produced an estimated Net Present Value of $2,981,000 and an Internal Rate of Return of 99.8% for GIS implementation. This knowledge of organizational costs and benefits enabled IDOT to strategically allocate organizational resources.
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Essays on international finance
… On the grounds that the interwar period represents rare events better than modern samples, we provide evidence unfavorable to the rare disaster based explanation for the returns to the carry trade and momentum. Global FX volatility risk, however, turns out to account for the carry trade …
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