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A Model For The Long-Term Optimal Capacity Level Of An Investment Project

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  • ARNE LØKKA

    (Department of Mathematics, Columbia House, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK)

  • MIHAIL ZERVOS

    (Department of Mathematics, Columbia House, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK)

Abstract

We consider an investment project that produces a single commodity. The project's operation yields payoff at a rate that depends on the project's installed capacity level and on an underlying economic indicator such as the output commodity's price or demand, which we model by an ergodic, one-dimensional Itô diffusion. The project's capacity level can be increased dynamically over time. The objective is to determine a capacity expansion strategy that maximizes the ergodic or long-term average payoff resulting from the project's management. We prove that it is optimal to increase the project's capacity level to a certain value and then take no further actions. The optimal capacity level depends on both the long-term average and the volatility of the underlying diffusion.

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  • Arne Løkka & Mihail Zervos, 2011. "A Model For The Long-Term Optimal Capacity Level Of An Investment Project," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance (IJTAF), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(02), pages 187-196.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijtafx:v:14:y:2011:i:02:n:s0219024911006322
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219024911006322
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