Scenario and Sensitivity Analysis Questions

Techniques for designing executing and interpreting scenario and sensitivity analyses to understand how changes in assumptions affect financial outcomes. Coverage includes designing base case upside and downside scenarios one way and multi way sensitivity testing stress testing key drivers running variance analysis against budgets or forecasts and projecting how operational metric changes cascade through income statement balance sheet and cash flow. Candidates should be able to model business changes such as price increases volume shifts cost reductions or inventory adjustments state and justify assumptions perform contribution margin reasoning interpret variances and communicate limitations implications and recommended actions.