Exam 6: What-If Analysis

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Select ________ from the File menu to install the Solver Add-in.

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Excel uses two substitution values laid out in a grid in two-variable data table.

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The Solver Add-in is loaded by default.

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If you are analyzing how much a 30 year mortgage would cost with different interest rates, the interest rate would be the ________ value in the what-if scenario.

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Given this worksheet, which cell would you use in the set cell: box in Goal Seek to see how expensive of a house you can afford and keep your Mortgage Payment at $650? Given this worksheet, which cell would you use in the set cell: box in Goal Seek to see how expensive of a house you can afford and keep your Mortgage Payment at $650?

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What is an Excel Add-in?

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What-if analysis always provides a definitive solution to a problem.

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Match each of the following terms to its best description:
Scenario Manager
A structured range that contains different values for one variable to compare how these values affect one or more calculated results
Goal Seek
Finds the best way to optimize values within specified constraints.
One-variable data table
Sets up and compares multiple situations
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Scenario Manager
A structured range that contains different values for one variable to compare how these values affect one or more calculated results
Goal Seek
Finds the best way to optimize values within specified constraints.
One-variable data table
Sets up and compares multiple situations
Solver
A structured range that contains different values for two variables to compare how these differing values affect the results for one calculated value.
Two-variable data table
Solves for a desired result of a formula by changing values
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Goal Seek differs from one and two-variable data table analysis by ________.

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Where would you setup the two substitution values in a two-variable data table?

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A two-variable data table is the most effective tool to find the appropriate interest rate and purchase price to make a monthly payment exactly $500 in a car loan.

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Scenario manager is on the ________ tab.

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Match each of the following what-if analysis tools to its most likely use:
Goal Seek
You want to compare best-case, worst case and most-likely case scenarios for a business decision.
One-variable data table
You want to know what interest rate you need to find to make a loan payment exactly $500 per month.
Two-variable data table
You want to compare the total interest paid on the lifetime of a loan with varying interest rates and terms.
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Goal Seek
You want to compare best-case, worst case and most-likely case scenarios for a business decision.
One-variable data table
You want to know what interest rate you need to find to make a loan payment exactly $500 per month.
Two-variable data table
You want to compare the total interest paid on the lifetime of a loan with varying interest rates and terms.
Scenario Manager
You want to know how many products your production line can make with the least waste.
Solver
You want to compare different calculations like monthly payment and total interest paid on a loan with the different interest rates.
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________ values replace the original value of a variable in a data table.

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________ can define 32 different scenarios for comparison.

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If you would like to determine how many bags of popcorn to sell at a profit margin of $5 to raise $100 and have no constraints, which what-if analysis tool should you choose?

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Use Paste Names to document a list of all named ranges in a workbook.

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Goal Seek is an Excel Add-in.

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What is a benefit of using a range name in Excel?

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________ has an optional summary output of a PivotTable.

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