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Stores effect of

 

 

 

 

 

 

competitor’s new product

 

 

 

 

 

on sales.

 

 

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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

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The training program

 

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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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