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SHRP 2 L11: Final Appendices<br />

A.<br />

Date<br />

1/2/2007<br />

1/3/2007<br />

…..<br />

…..<br />

…..<br />

Table B.12 - Speed Data<br />

<strong>Time</strong><br />

6:00 6:05 6:10 …….. 9:50 9:55<br />

Step 2 – Calculate Certainty-Equivalent Value of Unreliability<br />

A. Choose the appropriate option formulation (European Put option or American Put option).<br />

B. Determine the risk-free interest rate <strong>to</strong> be used in the analysis.<br />

C. Calculate the contract length, based on the lowest 1% speed.<br />

D. Calculate the certainty-equivalent value of reliability for the roadway using the options<br />

formula.<br />

E. Convert the certainty-equivalent value from miles per hour <strong>to</strong> minutes per mile.<br />

DETERMINING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF IMPROVING TRAVEL-TIME RELIABILITY Page B-42

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