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where everything falls apart. Even if you are some mathematical genius who
could quickly calculate the net income at the new growth rate, you wouldn’t
have visual backup for your explanation of how the change would ripple
through the other parts of the budget.
In this situation however, I don’t worry because I used Crystal Xcelsius to
build myself a little insurance policy. Click the What If button to reveal a set
of sliders that allow you to change the makeup of the analysis.
Now simply slide the vertical Gross Sales Growth Rate slider up to 12%, as
illustrated in Figure 1-6. At this point, your presentation actually changes to
reflect the new analysis!
Figure 1-6:
Crystal
Xcelsius
makes it
possible to
make on-
the-spot
changes to
the analysis
behind your
presentation.
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