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10. This problem has three constraints. Click Add toadd the first constraint in the Add Constraint dialogbox.a. The first constraint is Pony Espresso can sellonly 500 cups of coffee in one week. To enter thisconstraint, click cell G8, click
Scenario ManagerFIGURE T4.10Solver Parameterswith ConstraintsA scenario is a set of input values and correspondingresults from calculations that Excel can save and reportas needed. A worksheet can be used to conduct a“what-if” analysis on a particular set of data. Severalinput values in a worksheet might change dependingon different situations or circumstances. Values thatproduce different results can be stored as scenarios.Excel’s Scenario Manager allows 32 different scenariosor groups of values to be defined. The Scenario Managercan then be used to selectively display the desiredvalues or scenario in the worksheet. The Scenario Manager eliminates the need tohave multiple copies of the same worksheet representing different situations. For eachgroup of input values a scenario must be named and stored before it can be used.SETTING UP SCENARIOSEach group of input values or scenarios must benamed and stored before it can be used. Scenarios arestored with the worksheet. To set up a scenario:FIGURE T4.11Solver Results DialogBox1. Open the file T4_Scenario_Data.xls on the CD. (seeFigure T4.15).2. Select the cells containing the first set of values tostore in a scenario.3. On the toolbar, select Tools, from the main menu, then select Scenarios.4. Click Add to display the Add Scenario dialog box.5. Enter Original for the Scenario name.6. In the Changing Cells text box, type D9:D11 or use the Collapse Dialog button atthe right side of the text box to manually select the cells that hold the Number ofFIGURE T4.12Optimum Revenue forSolver ResultsT4-8 Plug-In T4 Decision Making Using Excel*
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