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Field Note 001 / Driver Analysis
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Operating profit falls 21.9% versus the base case. Trace volume, price, and unit cost separately before recommending a response.
Change the Assumptions
Try your own scenario. Each slider recalculates the bridge above.
Units × (Price − Unit Cost) − Fixed Costs
10,800 × ($120.00 − $79.20) − $300,000 = $140,640Base: 10,000 units · $120 price · $72 variable unit cost · $300,000 fixed costs. Synthetic learning example, not company results or financial advice. Fixed costs stay constant; volume, price, and unit cost are independent inputs.
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= Units * (Price - Unit_Cost) - Fixed_Costs| Driver / Output | Base Case | Cost Pressure |
|---|---|---|
| Units sold | 10,000 | 10,800 |
| Price per unit | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Variable cost / unit | $72.00 | $79.20 |
| Fixed costs | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Revenue | $1,200,000 | $1,296,000 |
| Operating profit | $180,000 | $140,640 |
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What actually changed the result?
More volume adds $38,400 of profit. Higher unit costs remove $77,760. The revenue headline alone misses the problem.
$180,000 + $38,400 − $77,760 = $140,640Applied to the lab's synthetic Cost Pressure case.