Forum Discussion
Sensitivity
I'm sorry I keep repeating the same thing over and over again. You have fixed the total amount in F9 to be equal to the fixed value of D9, so varying C4 and C5 does not change the total amount in F9.
Put another way: since the amounts in F4:F8 vary exactly the same as the percentages in C4:C8 (since F4=C4*$D$9 etc.), you keep the total fixed.
If you drop the requirement that C4:C8 sum to 100%, you could create a working data table.
In the screenshot below, I replaced the formula in C6 with the value 9%. If you then vary C4 and C5, the sum won't be 100% anymore, and the total amount won't be $0.83 anymore.
No sensitive data on here :-). Thanks for looking....
Thank you!
The cause of the problem is that C6 contains a formula that ensures that C9 will always be 100%, regardless of the values of C4 and C5. Hence the sum in F9 is always $0.83, regardless of the values of C4 and C5.
So the data table is in fact correct - the value does not vary!
ok....the formula in C6 is because I need to ensure C9 is always 100%. So basically C4 and C5 are the only "levers", while C6:C8 are constant, however, I still need to be sure C9 is 100%. What to do?
Since C9 is always 100%, F9 is always $0.83, so nothing varies.
What do you want to measure? Changing C4 and C5 does not affect F9, so using +F9 as formula cell for the data table makes no sense.
You are asking all the right questions :-). No, F9 doesn't have to always be $.83 but C9 has to always be 100%. C column is just the % split of C9. F column is the $ equivalents.