I agree with your first point and I should have mentioned it.
On your second point, I am assuming that ‘solving’ the problem means solving it by a date, or before some other event (since there’s no time in my model). But I agree this is often going to be the right way to think, and a case where the value of working on a problem with increasing resources can be smooth, even under certainty.
Thanks for the comment, Owen.
I agree with your first point and I should have mentioned it.
On your second point, I am assuming that ‘solving’ the problem means solving it by a date, or before some other event (since there’s no time in my model). But I agree this is often going to be the right way to think, and a case where the value of working on a problem with increasing resources can be smooth, even under certainty.