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Isoperimetric problem in economics
Volek, Mikoláš ; John, Oldřich (advisor) ; Bárta, Tomáš (referee)
The isoperimetric problem is one of the broad class of optimal control problems, which draw on the generalization of classical calculus developed in the mid-20th century. In the bachelor's thesis I lay down the mathematical framework that permits to rigorously prove both the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a maximizer of the objective function. I analyze a simple problem from the field of project planning, which is a branch of applied economics. On the basis of a 1973 article by Cullingford and Prideaux I present an augmented cost function that involves the concept of the time value of money, which is key to proper economic reasoning. I give an explicit solution along with graphical depictions of the impact of a non-zero discount factor on project planing under the model in question. Finally, I introduce additional constraints and discuss the subproblem of multiple equality and non-equality constraints.

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