LostInDaJungle
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I'm working on a budgeting package, and I want to be able to change the type of calculation done based on a drop down list.
The idea is that we would take 2012 data and apply certain formulas based on type of cost/income for determining the 2013 budget.
For instance -
Occupancy is a fixed expense. No matter how much we sell, our rent doesn't go up.
COGS is a variable expense that is in direct proportion to our sales. The more we sell, the more we have to purchase for manufacturing.
Sales Expenses increase with sales, but not 1:1. We anticipate that sales expense will increase at 10% of the increase in sales.
So, I would like to make a drop down with "Fixed", "V100" (Variable at 100% of sales), and "V10" to cover these three scenarios. Calculation in the 2013 budget column would be based on what type was made in the drop down.
Fixed - No change
V10 - (2012 actual * .9) + ((2012 actual * .1) * (2012 Actual/2013 target))
V100 - 2012 actual * (2012 Actual/2013 target)
I was thinking I could just have the DDL change the ".9" and ".1" in the v10 formulas, but I'm going to get div/0 errors.
Any thoughts?
The idea is that we would take 2012 data and apply certain formulas based on type of cost/income for determining the 2013 budget.
For instance -
Occupancy is a fixed expense. No matter how much we sell, our rent doesn't go up.
COGS is a variable expense that is in direct proportion to our sales. The more we sell, the more we have to purchase for manufacturing.
Sales Expenses increase with sales, but not 1:1. We anticipate that sales expense will increase at 10% of the increase in sales.
So, I would like to make a drop down with "Fixed", "V100" (Variable at 100% of sales), and "V10" to cover these three scenarios. Calculation in the 2013 budget column would be based on what type was made in the drop down.
Fixed - No change
V10 - (2012 actual * .9) + ((2012 actual * .1) * (2012 Actual/2013 target))
V100 - 2012 actual * (2012 Actual/2013 target)
I was thinking I could just have the DDL change the ".9" and ".1" in the v10 formulas, but I'm going to get div/0 errors.
Any thoughts?