HP 17bII manual Solve Menu, 156 12 The Equation Solver, Keys

15 &				Stores effect of
				competitor’s new product
				on sales.
				Calculates new forecast
				for next month.

Suppose your boss wants next month’s forecast to be 2,300 units. You can’t affect A% or C%, but you can affect B% through the sales training program. Determine what B% must be for NEXT to equal 2,300 units. All you need to do is re-enter the one value you are changing:

Keys:			Display:	Description:
2300			
				The training program
	

would need to result in a 10% increase in sales to effect a new forecast of 2,300.

The SOLVE Menu

If the Solver list is empty, you will see an instruction for entering an equation when you press :

If the Solver list is not empty, you will see the current equation—the last one entered or selected.

Pressing [, ], @[, and @]moves you through the list.

156 12: The Equation Solver

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