Babson Excel Center -- Examples and Special Topics

This page covers special topics using tools specific to Excel for more sophisticated analyses.  Each of the following examples is built around a specific problem.

Break-even analysis	Linear Programming
Break-even analysis uses tables, formulas,  and graphs to identify sales volumes at which a company begins to make a profit.	Linear programming (sometimes called linear optimization)  using an add-in called Solver to calculate an optimal solution for complex problems involving linear expressions.
Files: The Babson Press problem	Files:  The burgers and fries diet
First break-even presentation Second break-even presentation Third break-even presentation Break-even1.xls goes with the first presentation. Break-even2.xls goes with the second presentation. Break-even3.xls goes with the third presentation.	Linear programming with Solver presentation Burgers&fries.xls goes with the linear programming presentation.