Railroad Valuation and Fair Return : : A Study of the Basis, Rate, and Related Problems of Fair Return for American Railroads / / Shao-Tseng Wu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Wu, Shao-Tseng,
• TeilnehmendeR: Johnson, Emory R.
• MitwirkendeR: Johnson, Emory R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1930
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Anniversary Collection
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 4 charts
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; Part I. The Basis of Return --; 2. Fair Value for Rate-Making Purposes --; 3. Original Cost and Cost of Reproduction --; 4. Depreciation, Intangible Values, and the Future Rate Base --; Part II. The Rate of Return --; 5. Economic Analysis of Fair Return --; 6. Criteria of a Fair Rate of Return --; 7. The Statutory Rate of Return for Steam Railroads --; Part III. Related Problems --; 8. Recapture of Excess Income --; 9. Equalization of Railroad Earnings --; 10. Railroad Financial Return since 1920 --; 11. Summary and Conclusions --; Appendix A: Excerpts from the O' Fallon Decision --; Appendix B: Selected statistics: railway property investment, net railway operating income and accrued depreciation --; Appendix C: List of carriers which made payments of one-half of their excess income as tentatively reported for the recapture periods 1920-1928, showing the amount paid by each carrier up to October 31, 1929 --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781512809237; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9781512809237
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Shao-Tseng Wu.

An estimation and calculation of interest, depreciation, etc., under the "Rule of Rate-making" of the Transportation Act of 1920.