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Productivity Sensitivity
See how price, volume, costs and labor efficiency affect profit and break-even targets. Compare outcomes across 21 Excel sensitivity tables built from three underlying models.
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See the template in action
Explore the 21 manufacturing sensitivity tables.
Watch the walkthrough to review the base models, assumptions and data tables. Open the screenshots below for a closer look at the spreadsheet.
Five primary financial outputs
Understand the conditions needed for profit or break-even.
Review break-even revenue, profit in period, profit margin in period, break-even price and break-even volume under different input combinations.
Break-even revenue
See the revenue required to cover the modeled costs as pricing, volume and cost assumptions change.
Profit and profit margin in period
Review profit in period and profit margin in period across the production, pricing and cost combinations covered by the tables.
Break-even price
Evaluate the selling price required to reach break-even under the selected production and cost assumptions.
Break-even volume
Review the volume needed to reach break-even at different pricing and cost levels.
Three layers of analysis in one template
Start with price and volume, then add costs and productivity.
The 21 tables are built from three base models, ranging from a simple price-and-volume analysis to a more detailed labor and efficiency model.
1. Price, volume and fixed costs
Use the basic model to review break-even revenue, break-even volume and profit or loss as prices, volumes and fixed costs vary.
2. Add variable costs
Extend the price-and-volume analysis to include both variable costs and fixed costs. Compare the financial results under different pricing, volume and total-cost assumptions.
3. Add labor and efficiency
Configure labor count, labor wages, variable costs, fixed costs, average hours in period per worker and average volume per worker. Review sensitivity tables for break-even revenue, profit margin at different production, pricing and cost levels, and break-even pricing.
Adjustable inputs and Excel data tables
Change the assumptions and review the updated results.
Yellow cells are adjustable. The sensitivity tables update as the variables change.
Built with Excel What-if Analysis
The tables use Excel’s What-if Analysis data-table feature, found under the Data ribbon. Each table compares outcomes across a range of values for the relevant inputs.
Hold other assumptions constant
Use the tables to see how selected variables affect results while holding other assumptions equal. Review the price, volume, revenue or productivity conditions needed to meet a financial goal.
How to use the template
Move from operating assumptions to financial thresholds.
Choose the relevant base model
Start with price, volume and fixed costs; add variable costs; or use the advanced model when labor and efficiency are part of the analysis.
Adjust the yellow cells
Enter your assumptions for the selected model, including prices, volumes and costs. In the advanced model, also configure labor count, wages, hours per worker and volume per worker.
Review the sensitivity tables
Compare the updated results across the included data tables while keeping the other assumptions consistent.
Evaluate the required operating conditions
Review break-even revenue, price and volume alongside profit and margin to identify the assumptions needed for the financial outcome you are evaluating.
Who this template is for
For manufacturing businesses and high-volume sellers of goods.
Manufacturers and production teams
Compare pricing, production levels, labor assumptions and cost structures to understand their effect on profit, margin and break-even targets.
High-volume sellers and finance teams
Evaluate price, volume and cost combinations using the simpler base models, then use the tables to review the financial conditions needed to reach a goal.
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View the Super Smart BundleQuestions before you buy
A few useful details.
How many sensitivity tables are included?
There are 21 data tables built from three base models: price and volume with fixed costs; price and volume with variable and fixed costs; and an advanced labor and efficiency model.
Which financial outputs does the template analyze?
The five primary outputs are break-even revenue, profit in period, profit margin in period, break-even price and break-even volume.
What makes the advanced model different?
It includes labor count, wages, variable and fixed costs, average hours in period per worker and average volume per worker, allowing you to evaluate productivity assumptions alongside pricing and costs.
Which cells should I change?
The yellow cells are adjustable inputs. The data tables update as the variables are adjusted.
Is this built for Excel?
Yes. The template uses Excel’s What-if Analysis data-table feature under the Data ribbon.
Can a high-volume seller use it?
Yes. The template is intended for manufacturing businesses and high-volume sellers of goods, with different base models for simpler pricing analysis and more detailed production analysis.
Understand the economics behind the production plan
See what needs to change to reach your financial target.
Get the Manufacturing Productivity Sensitivity Tables for $45 and compare price, volume, costs and labor efficiency across 21 Excel data tables.
