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Section & Sheet Titles 1. Assumptions

a. Time Series Assumptions b. Costs - Assumptions

2. Outputs
a. Costs - Outputs b. Output Dashboard - Multi-Stack Waterfall Chart

3. Appendices
3.1. Lookup Tables
a. Time Series Lookup Tables b. Multi-Stack Waterfall Chart - Lookup Tables

3.2. Checks
a. Checks - Error Checks - Sensitivity Checks - Alert Checks

Assumptions
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Section Cover Notes: Contains example cost assumptions to be used as a basis for the multi-stack waterfall chart.

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Time Series Assumptions

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Core Time Series Assumptions
Title Periodicity Financial Year End Start Date Periods Denomination 31 1-Jan-10 8 2 Primary Annual 12

Historical & Forecast Period Titles

Include in Period Titles? Actual Periods Budget Periods TRUE 3 -

Data & Projections - Timing Assumptions

Data Term Basis Data - Active Periods Projections - Start Date 1 3 1-Jan-13

Notes: - A Financial Year End assumption of 28th of February is assumed to be a month end financial year end, even in a leap year. - The "Model Denomination" assumption will not necessarily automatically change the denomination of the outputs of this model. - A "Budget Period" refers to either a period in the current financial year or periods containing combined actual and forecast data. - "Data & Projections - Timing Assumptions" are used as the basis for related data and projections time series sheets. - "Inactive Columns Treatment" will only be operative if macros have been included in the active workbook to manage inactive data and projections columns.

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Costs - Assumptions
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Year Ending 31 December 2010 (A) 2011 (A) 2012 (A) 2013 (F) 2014 (F) 2015 (F) 2016 (F) 2017 (F)

Costs - Assumptions
Category Cost 1 Cost 2 Cost 3 Cost 4 Cost 5 Cost 6 Cost 7 Cost 8 Total Notes 1. Cost assumptions must be greater than or equal to zero. Go to Costs - Outputs 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 80.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 100.0 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 106.0 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 112.0 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 118.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 124.0 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 130.0 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 136.0

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Outputs
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Section Cover Notes: Contains example cost outputs to be used as a basis for the multi-stack waterfall chart.

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Costs - Outputs
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Year Ending 31 December 2010 (A) 2011 (A) 2012 (A) 2013 (F) 2014 (F) 2015 (F) 2016 (F) 2017 (F)

Costs - Outputs
Category Cost 1 Cost 2 Cost 3 Cost 4 Cost 5 Cost 6 Cost 7 Cost 8 Total Error Check Go to Costs - Assumptions 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 80.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 100.0 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 20.8 5.8 106.0 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 21.5 6.5 112.0 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 22.3 7.3 118.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 23.0 8.0 124.0 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 23.8 8.8 130.0 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 24.5 9.5 136.0 -

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Output Dashboard - Multi-Stack Waterfall Chart

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Costs Comparison - 2010(F) vs. 2011(F)

Cost 1 2010 (F) 2011 (F) Difference 10.0 20.0 10.0

Cost 2 10.0 5.0 (5.0)

Cost 3 10.0 20.0 10.0

Cost 4 10.0 5.0 (5.0)

Cost 5 10.0 20.0 10.0

Cost 6 10.0 5.0 (5.0)

Cost 7 10.0 20.0 10.0

Cost 8 10.0 5.0 (5.0)

Total 80.0 100.0 20.0

Graphical Presentation (Multi-Stacked Waterfall Chart)

Cost 1 120.0 Cost 2 Cost 3 Cost 4 Cost 5 Cost 6 Cost 7 Cost 8

100.0

80.0

60.0

40.0

20.0

2010 (F) Cost 1 Cost 2 Cost 3 Cost 4 Cost 5 Cost 6 Cost 7 Cost 8 2011 (F)

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Appendices
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Lookup Tables
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Time Series Lookup Tables

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Time Series Lookup Tables

Month Days
Month Days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Names
LU_Mth_Days

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Time Series Lookup Tables

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Time Series Lookup Tables

Month Names
Month Names January February March April May June July August September October November December

Names
LU_Mth_Names

Denomination
Denomination $Billions $Millions $'000 $

Names
LU_Denom Billions Millions Thousands Currency

Data Term Basis

Data Term Basis Active Data Periods Projections Start

Names
LU_Data_Term_Basis

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Time Series Lookup Tables

Periodicity
Periodicity Annual Semi-Annual Quarterly Monthly

Names
LU_Periodicity Annual Semi_Annual Qtrly Mthly

Period Type Names

Period Type Names Year Half Year Quarter Month

Names
LU_Period_Type_Names Yr_Name Half_Yr_Name Qtr_Name Mth_Name

Periods In Year
Periods In Year 1 2 4 12

Names
LU_Pers_In_Yr Yrs_In_Yr Halves_In_Yr Qtrs_In_Yr Mths_In_Yr

Conversion Factors
Conversion Factors 10 100 1,000 1,000,000 1,000,000,000

Names
Ten Hundred Thousand Million Billion

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Multi-Stack Waterfall Chart - Lookup Tables

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Period Lookup
Period 2010 (A) 2011 (A) 2012 (A) 2013 (F) 2014 (F) 2015 (F) 2016 (F) 2017 (F)

Names
LU_Periods

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Checks
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Checks
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Error Checks
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Errors Detected - Summary

Total Errors: Error Message (Empty if None): -

Error Checks
Error Checks Costs - Outputs Total Errors: Check Include? Yes Flag -

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Sensitivity Checks
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Sensitivities Detected - Summary

Total Sensitivities: Sensitivity Message (Empty if None): -

Sensitivity Checks
Sensitivity Checks Total Sensitivities: Check Include? Flag -

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Alert Checks
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Alerts Detected - Summary

Total Alerts: Alert Message (Empty if None): -

Alert Checks
Alert Checks Total Alerts: Check Include? Flag -

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