difficulty: core

text: Increase COGS by 4%.

status: valid

target: cogs


text: Increase opex by R5,000,000.

target: opex

currency: ZAR


text: Extend payment terms to 60 days.

operation: set

unit: days


text: Revenue falls 8%, COGS rises 3%, and extend payment terms to 60 days.

target: revenue


category: scenario

text: Model three scenarios: Base scenario: no changes. Upside scenario: revenue grows 10%. Downside scenario: revenue falls 8% and COGS rises 5%.


category: ambiguous

text: Improve margins next year.

status: ambiguous

reason: No quantitative margin target was specified.


category: unsupported

text: Acquire our largest competitor.

status: unsupported

reason: Acquiring a competitor cannot be represented as a FinIR model mutation.


category: invalid

text: Increase revenue by USD 2,000,000.

currency: USD


text: Set COGS to 60 days.


text: Increase revenue by 6%.


text: Set revenue to R550,000,000.


text: Reduce COGS by R15,000,000.


text: Cut price by 5%.

target: price


text: Increase volume by 10%.

target: volume


text: Payment terms move from 30 to 60 days.


text: Change accounts payable by R2,000,000.


text: Reduce inventory by 15%.

target: inventory


text: Increase capex by R10,000,000.

target: capex


text: Reduce debt by R20,000,000.

target: debt


text: Set the interest rate to 8%.

unit: percentage


text: Increase cash by R5,000,000.

target: cash


text: What happens if COGS rises by 6% and customer payment terms move from 30 to 60 days?


text: Revenue grows 5%, opex falls 4%, and cash increases by R3,000,000.


text: Increase capex by R8,000,000 and reduce debt by R12,000,000.


text: Sales should grow significantly.


text: Reduce costs a little.


text: Make EBITDA better.


text: Let's make the business healthier this year.


text: Increase revenue by 5% and also cut revenue by 10%.


text: Take the company public with an IPO next year.


text: Lay off half of the sales team.


text: We are facing a lawsuit from a former supplier.


text: Increase capex by USD 1,000,000.


category: range

text: Sweep COGS from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000 in 100 steps.

operation: range


text: Run a range on revenue from 400,000,000 to 600,000,000 in 50 steps.


text: Base scenario: no changes. Stress scenario: cogs rises 12% and opex rises 6%.


text: Bump top line up five percent.


text: We'd like to trim cogs by roughly 4 percent.


text: Our supplier invoices should be paid down by R1,000,000.


text: Explore COGS between 300,000,000 and 400,000,000 across 100 points.


text: Increase opex by five million rand.


text: Reduce supplier costs by 10%.


text: Decrease cogs for this group by 4%.


text: This is an emergent risk; increase cash by R1,000,000.


text: We have a cash flow issue and need to increase cash by R2,000,000.


text: The company filed for bankruptcy.


text: We are hiring new staff and increasing opex by 5%.


text: We are being sued by a former supplier.


text: Set opex to 45%.


text: Revenue should grow by 6%.


text: Sales should increase by 12%.


text: The top line should raise by 8%.


text: Revenue should reduce by 5%.


text: COGS should cut by 4%.


text: Cost of goods sold should reduce by 7%.


text: Cost of sales should trim by 3%.


text: COGS should increase by 6%.


text: Opex should lower by 9%.


text: Operating expenses should reduce by 12%.


text: Operating costs should increase by 4%.


text: Inventory should reduce by 15%.


text: Stock levels should cut by 20%.


text: Inventory levels should grow by 5%.


text: Capex should increase by 10%.


text: Capital expenditure should raise by 25%.


text: Capital spending should cut by 30%.


text: Debt should reduce by 10%.


text: Total debt should lower by 8%.


text: Borrowings should increase by 5%.


text: Cash should increase by 12%.


text: The cash balance should grow by 6%.


text: Price should cut by 5%.


text: The unit price should raise by 8%.


text: The selling price should increase by 3%.


text: Volume should increase by 10%.


text: Sales volume should grow by 7%.


text: Units sold should boost by 15%.


text: Accounts payable should reduce by 10%.


text: Trade payables should cut by 5%.


text: The interest rate should raise by 2%.


text: The borrowing rate should increase by 1%.


text: Grow sales by 5%.


text: Reduce COGS by 6%.


text: Cut operating expenses by 8%.


text: Reduce borrowings by 12%.


text: Increase cash on hand by 4%.


text: Lower inventory by 10%.


text: Raise price by 6%.


text: Trim capex by 15%.


text: Reduce operating costs by R8,000,000.


text: Increase cash by R3,000,000.


text: Reduce the cash balance by R2,000,000.


text: Cut capital spending by R6,000,000.


text: Increase total debt by R15,000,000.


text: Increase accounts payable by R2,000,000.


text: Reduce trade payables by R1,000,000.


text: Increase inventory by R4,000,000.


text: Increase revenue by R25,000,000.


text: Reduce COGS by R12,000,000.


text: Increase the unit price by R100.


text: Increase opex by 7,000,000.


text: Increase cash by 3,000,000.


text: Increase debt by 5,000,000.


text: Set COGS to R320,000,000.


text: Set opex to R100,000,000.


text: Set cash to R90,000,000.


text: Set total debt to R180,000,000.


text: Set the unit price to R1,500.


text: Set inventory to R45,000,000.


text: Set capex to R70,000,000.


text: Extend payment terms to 45 days.


text: Set customer payment terms to 90 days.


text: Change credit terms to 75 days.


text: Extend payment terms to 120 days.


text: Set the borrowing rate to 10.5%.


text: Set the interest rate to 7%.


text: Explore opex between 100,000,000 and 150,000,000 across 25 points.


text: Scan debt from 150,000,000 to 250,000,000 in 20 steps.


text: Grid capex from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000 in 40 steps.


text: Revenue grows 5% and COGS rises 3%.


text: Revenue falls 8%, COGS rises 4%, and extend payment terms to 60 days.


text: Cut opex by 6% and grow revenue by 4%.


text: Reduce inventory by 10% and increase cash by R5,000,000.


text: Increase price by 5%, grow volume by 8%, and cut COGS by 3%.


text: Base scenario: no changes. Upside scenario: revenue grows 10%. Downside scenario: revenue falls 8% and COGS rises 5%.


text: Optimistic scenario: revenue grows 15%. Pessimistic scenario: revenue falls 10%.


text: Improve margins.


text: Grow revenue significantly.


text: Improve cash flow next year.


text: Sales should improve.


text: We want a healthier balance sheet.


text: Optimise working capital.


text: Adjust cogs.


text: Do something about opex.


text: Set revenue to 30%.


text: Merge with a competitor.


text: Buy back shares.


text: Fire 100 employees.


text: Hire 50 new engineers.


text: Cut headcount by 200.


text: Take the company public.


text: Increase opex by $3,000,000.


text: Set opex to 30 days.


difficulty: stress

text: Slash opex by 12%.


text: Shave 3% off COGS.


text: Pare back inventory by 8%.


text: Ramp up capex by 20%.


text: Shrink debt by 15%.


text: Dial back opex by 5%.


text: Push the selling price up by 7%.


text: Let revenue climb by 6%.


text: Increase opex by R5m.


text: Reduce debt by R20m.


text: Grow cash by R500k.


text: Increase capex by R1.2bn.


text: Reduce COGS by a fifth.


text: Grow revenue by a tenth.


text: Double the unit price.


text: Halve inventory.


text: Knock 4% off COGS.


text: Add R5,000,000 to opex.


text: Take opex up by R5,000,000.


text: Bring debt down by R10,000,000.


text: Trim the fat from opex by 8%.


text: We'd like to increase revenue by roughly 6%.


text: Please reduce COGS by about 5%.


text: Go ahead and grow the top line by five percent.


text: Bump opex up five percent.


text: Grow revenue by 5% while cutting opex by 4%.


text: Increase AP by R2,000,000.


text: Cut CoGS by 4%.


text: Reduce the wage bill by 6%.


text: Grow cogs by 4% but also reduce cogs by 2%.


text: Tighten up spending.


text: Give margins a boost.


text: Bring costs under control.


text: Materially de-risk the balance sheet.


text: Spin off the retail division.


text: Issue new equity to raise capital.


text: Relocate the head office to Cape Town.


text: Replace the CEO.


text: Grow revenue by USD 2,000,000.


text: Push opex to 40 days.