import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
	InputStream in = System.in;
	PrintStream out = System.out;

	public void _main(String[] args) {
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(in);

		int N = sc.nextInt();
		int A = sc.nextInt();
		int B = sc.nextInt();
		
		sc.close();

		out.println(Math.min(B, A*N));
		
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		new Main()._main(args);
	}
	
	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	private int[] nextIntArray(Scanner sc, int n) {
		int[] result = new int[n];
		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
			result[i] = sc.nextInt();
		}
		return result;
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	private int[] nextIntArray1origin(Scanner sc, int n) {
		int[] result = new int[n + 1];
		for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
			result[i] = sc.nextInt();
		}
		return result;
	}
}

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