Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 29343, 22 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/29343
Research Article

Maximizing Banking Profit on a Random Time Interval

J. Mukuddem-Petersen,1 M. A. Petersen,1 I. M. Schoeman,1 and B. A. Tau2

1Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Science, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
2School of Modeling Sciences, North-West University (Vaaldriehoek Campus), Private Bag X 6001, P.O. Box 1174, Vanderbijlpark 1900, South Africa

Received 2 March 2007; Accepted 1 April 2007

Academic Editor: Ibrahim Sadek

Copyright © 2007 J. Mukuddem-Petersen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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