Marginal Value Theorem Patch-Departure Simulator
Raise the travel time between patches and watch the optimal patch residence time (where the tangent line touches the intake curve) shift.
Travel time between patches:
2.0
min
Optimal residence time:
- min
| Optimal long-run intake rate:
- units/min
The tangent line runs from (−travel time, 0) through the point where it just touches the diminishing-returns intake curve - that touch point is the predicted optimal giving-up time.