
doi: 10.1007/11600930_30
This paper investigated a new framework for the competitive analysis of the Bahncard problem. In contrast to the earlier approach we introduce the interest rate i and the risk tolerance t into the model, in which the traveller can develop the optimal trading strategies based on his risk preference. Set $\alpha=\frac{1}{1+i}$. We prove that the Bahncard problem with the interest rate is $1+(1-\beta)\alpha^{{m^*}+1}\,$-competitive, where m* is the critical point. Then we further design a t-tolerance strategy and present a surprisingly flexible competitive ratio of $1+\frac{(1-\beta)\alpha^{m^*}}{tr^*-(1-\beta\alpha^{m^*})}$ , where r* is the optimal competitive ratio for the Bahncard problem with the interest rate and β is the percentage of discount.
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