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FinancialSimulation

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TheSNCsimulation

• AsCEO,yousimplymakeYES/NOdecisionsaboutbusinessopportunities

• Thereare10opportunitiesoverthenext8years(1024solutionsifyouwanttocompletelyenumeratethem)

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TheSNCsimulation• Roles:YouaretheCEO,Iamtheshareholder• Goal:Makemehappy• Constraint:Yourcreditlinecannotexceed$3.2million.

• Resourcesavailable– Video(6minutes)todescribethegame– Copytoclipboardoption(mayneedtorefreshthebrowser)

– TerminologyPrimer

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Questionsforyourbriefingtotheinvestor• Whatwereyourobjectivesinmakingdecisions(inrankorder)?

• Whatapproachdidyouusetoevaluateoptions?

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