Modeling of Added Value as a Financial Indicator of Activity of Agricultural Enterprises in the Regions of Ukraine

Abstract The added value of agricultural enterprises in the regions of Ukraine has been examined in the article. Emphasis is placed on certain indicators in the assessment of added value of agricultural enterprises, which directly affect its formation. The method of added value formation in the activity of agricultural enterprises in the regions of Ukraine is considered. A forecast of added value in the activities of agricultural enterprises has been made on the basis of the STELLA program, which made it possible to show its growth due to the following factors: wages, capital investments and direct material costs. Suggestions were proposed to increase added value in the activities of agricultural enterprises in the regions of Ukraine due to the growth of capital investments, wages, balancing direct material costs. The results of the forecast obtained with the help of STELLA program, as well as the results of the conducted researches will promote the deepening of methodical experience in the field of modeling with application of approaches of system dynamics.