Exam 8: Using Data Tables and Excel Scenarios for What If Analysis

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What is a scenario and how is it used? What are the correct terms for a scenario's input and output cells?

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When you have many input assumptions that will vary in each scenario, it is sometimes easier to identify the cells in the input section that will not change in the scenarios, thereby determining the scenarios' changing cells through a process of elimination.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the word or phrase with its definition. -A one-output formula that shows the results of the interaction of two different sets of input values

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MATCHING MATCHING     Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the break-even point in the chart above. -Total revenue line Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the break-even point in the chart above. -Total revenue line

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A(n) PivotChart report is an interactive table that groups and summarizes information in a concise format so you can easily analyze the information. _________________________

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A(n) ____________________ data table has only one input cell and many result cells.

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You must structure a two-variable data table so that the input values are perpendicular to each other, and so that the table's output formula is located ____ the two sets of input variables.

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Technically, the number of scenarios you can create is limited only by your computer's memory, but scenario reports can include data from only the first 15 scenarios.

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A one-variable data table allows you to compare results calculated from changes to ____ input value(s).

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Because a PivotTable is interactive, you can change the view of the data to see more or fewer details.

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A(n) ____________________ margin is calculated by subtracting variable expenses from sales, and represents the amount of revenue that contributes to covering the fixed expenses of a company.

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Creating the structure for a data table involves creating the set of ____ you want to use in your what-if analysis, and then indicating the results you want to see in the data table.

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In financial statistics, a probability distribution assigns a probability to every ____.

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What are what-if analysis, break-even analysis, and sensitivity analysis? Please include an example of a situation using each type of analysis (one example each).

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Data tables allow you to organize and present the results of only one what-if analysis.

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You can use the Scenario Manager to perform a what-if analysis with ____ input cell(s).

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The ____________________ Manager allows you to consolidate multiple what-if models in one worksheet.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the word or phrase with its definition. -The Scenario Manager's version of input cells

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the word or phrase with its definition. -Contain formulas that involve the input cells in their calculations

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Open the Scenario Manager by clicking the DATA tab on the ribbon, clicking the ____ analysis button in the Data Tools group, and then clicking Scenario Manager.

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