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Financial Planning & Loan Analysis
Objective: Determine loan repayment options under different conditions.
Sample Data:
- Loan Amount: $20,000
- Annual Interest Rate: 5% (0.05)
- Loan Term (Years): 5
- Monthly Payment (PMT):
=PMT(Interest Rate/12, Years*12, –Loan Amount)
What-If Analysis Tasks:
A. Goal Seek Example:
- Question: What loan term is needed if the borrower can only pay $300/month?
- Set Up:
- Target Cell: Monthly Payment (PMT formula)
- Target Value: $300
- Changing Cell: Loan Term (Years)
B. One-Variable Data Table (Interest Rate Impact):
Interest Rate & Monthly Payment
Start from 3.5% and increment by 0.5% to 8% interest rate
C. Scenario Manager (Best/Worst Case):
Best Case
Interest Rate: 4%
Years: 5
Monthly Payment ???
Worst Case
Interest Rate: 6%
Years: 4
Monthly Payment ???
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2. Business Profit Sensitivity (Pricing & Cost) :
Objective: Analyze how price and cost changes affect profit.
Sample Data:
- Units Sold: 1,000
- Selling Price per Unit: $15
- Variable Cost per Unit: $7
- Fixed Costs: $5,000
- Profit Formula: =(Price - Cost) Units - Fixed Costs
What-If Analysis Tasks:
A. Two-Variable Data Table (Price vs. Cost)
B. Scenario Manager:
High Demand
Price: $20
Cost: $5
Profit: ???
Low Demand
Price: $10
Cost: $9
Profit: ???
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3. Break-Even Analysis for a Café
Objective: Find the number of coffees needed to cover costs.
Sample Data:
- Price per Coffee: $4
- Variable Cost per Coffee: $1.50
- Fixed Costs (Rent, Staff): $2,000/month
- Break-Even Formula: =Fixed Costs / (Price - Cost)
What-If Analysis Tasks:
A. Goal Seek Example:
- Question: What price is needed to break even at 500 sales?
B. Data Table (Price Sensitivity):
Find the break-even unit numbers for different price points such as $3, $4, $5, $6
4. University Budget Planning
Objective: Adjust tuition fees based on enrollment changes.
Sample Data:
- Current Enrollment: 1,000 students
- Tuition per Student: $5,000
- Total Revenue: $5,000,000
Goal Seek Example:
- Question: If enrollment drops by 10%, what tuition increase is needed to maintain revenue?