A Computer Program to Evaluate Timber Production Investments Under Uncertainty

Dennis L. Schweitzer

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A Computer Program to Evaluate Timber Production Investments Under Uncertainty

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dennis L. Schweitzer

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-65. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

A computer program has been written in Fortran IV to calculate probability distributions of present worths of investments in timber production. Inputs can include both point and probabilistic estimates of future costs, prices, and yields. Distributions of rates of return can also be constructed.

Keywords

Computer Program, Fortran, Timber Production

Citation

Schweitzer, Dennis L. 1968. A Computer Program to Evaluate Timber Production Investments Under Uncertainty. Research Note NC-65. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station