Problem:
Score : 400 points

Problem Statement

Snuke has one biscuit and zero Japanese yen (the currency) in his pocket.
He will perform the following operations exactly K times in total, in the order he likes:

Hit his pocket, which magically increases the number of biscuits by one.

Exchange A biscuits to 1 yen.

Exchange 1 yen to B biscuits.

Find the maximum possible number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations.

Constraints

1 \leq K,A,B \leq 10^9

K,A and B are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

K A B

Output

Print the maximum possible number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations.

Sample Input 1

4 2 6

Sample Output 1

7

The number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations is maximized as follows:

Hit his pocket. Now he has 2 biscuits and 0 yen.

Exchange 2 biscuits to 1 yen. his pocket. Now he has 0 biscuits and 1 yen.

Hit his pocket. Now he has 1 biscuits and 1 yen.

Exchange 1 yen to 6 biscuits. his pocket. Now he has 7 biscuits and 0 yen.

Sample Input 2

7 3 4

Sample Output 2

8

Sample Input 3

314159265 35897932 384626433

Sample Output 3

48518828981938099

Solution in C# (Mono 4.6.2.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

class TEST{
	static void Main(){
		Sol mySol =new Sol();
		mySol.Solve();
	}
}

class Sol{
	public void Solve(){
		
		if(B - A <= 2){
			Console.WriteLine(K + 1);
			return;
		}
		
		if(K + 1 <= A){
			Console.WriteLine(K + 1);
			return;
		}
		long tot = A;
		K -= A - 1;
		
		long rest = K / 2;
		tot += rest * (B - A);
		
		K -= rest * 2;
		if(K == 1) tot++;
		
		Console.WriteLine(tot);
		
	}
	long K, A, B;
	public Sol(){
		var d = rla();
		K = d[0]; A = d[1]; B = d[2];
	}

	static String rs(){return Console.ReadLine();}
	static int ri(){return int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}
	static long rl(){return long.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}
	static double rd(){return double.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}
	static String[] rsa(char sep=' '){return Console.ReadLine().Split(sep);}
	static int[] ria(char sep=' '){return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(sep),e=>int.Parse(e));}
	static long[] rla(char sep=' '){return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(sep),e=>long.Parse(e));}
	static double[] rda(char sep=' '){return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(sep),e=>double.Parse(e));}
}