DISC 112: Assignment 8 

(Total: 20 Marks) 
 
Follow the instructions in the given order to complete the assignment: 
1. Save the workbook in D Drive and name it after Assignment number and your roll
number (e.g. A8-2020-11-001). 
2. Rename the main worksheet as Group Information and enter the information for your
group as follows. 

 
 
Case: Pops and Snacks 
Pops and Snacks is a local snack manufacturing company in Pakistan, having some of the most famous
brands for snacks and drinks. With a production plant based in Sindh, the company not only produces
locally, but sometimes also imports from their international plant. The company has a wide portfolio of
brands and products, including the products “Bubble Cola”, “Crispy Crips” and “Jelly Beans”. 
At the year end, the finance department is requested to do some analysis on pricing, margins and
profitability for the coming year. Based on the given estimated expenses, some projected scenarios
need to be tested out to assist the managers in making the right decisions. 
Lets get started! 
 

Task 1 (10 Marks):

You have been provided with some sales data from 2022. The team now wants to make a few changes in
the upcoming year and assess the effect of these changes on the overall product portfolio. Open the
worksheet “2023” to implement the changes expected using Goal Seek (let the solutions save on the
worksheet):

a) The management wants to know what the new price for bubble cola should be so that the
margin for bubble cola is PKR 11,000,000. Answer in 2 decimal places. 
b) Crispy Crisps is facing a quality issue where the management must change the raw materials to
better quality (which also makes it highly priced). But the management also doesn’t want the
margin for Crispy Crisps to fall below PKR 350,000. What is the highest possible cost the new
materials can have if this margin has to be achieved?
c) The company wants to improve the outlook of Sippy Juices. The manager wants to give the sales
team a sales quantity target such that the margin becomes 10%. What will this target be?
d) Biscuits munch’s price will be decreased to Rs.10 to match the new competitor in the market. It
is projected that regardless of the new price change, sales will only be 80,000 units. Implement
this change in the worksheet (just change the values of the cells).
 e) Now that the supposed changes for 2023 have been implemented, plot pie charts for both 2022
and 2023 against each other in the “Dashboard” worksheet. This will allow the manager to make
some comparisons and understand where the company is headed.

TASK 2 (6 Marks):
The “Income Sheet” worksheet has this year’s income statement, including some other sources of
revenue and cogs not mentioned in the workbook.

The management is trying to come up with different strategies to see which one will yield the most
profit at the year end. There are 3 main strategies the management has in mind, along with the base
scenario where no changes are made, and the income statement remains as it is.

Using Scenario manager, implement the following scenarios. Also note down the gross profit and the
income before tax in the “Scenario Table” worksheet for each implemented scenario (as they don’t
save). This table will allow you to look at the effects of each scenario for easier comparison. Use helpful
scenario names.

Once you have this table populated, plot a clustered column chart with the gross profit and income
before tax plotted for each of he 4 scenarios. Place this plot in the dashboard worksheet.
   

Task 3 (4 Marks):
Go to the “New Product” worksheet where you have been given the potential cost and profit
information for a new product that the company wants to launch.
The management wants to test the impact of two variables on the final profit margin: the % of tax and
the cost of material. % of tax can vary as 3%, 5%, 7% and 9%. Whereas cost of material can vary from
2,3,4,5 and 7.

a) The company wants to look at the margins given all these scenarios. Use data tables to find the
answers.
b) Add the resulting matrix to the dashboard where the highest and lowest margin scenarios
clearly stand out visually.

Your dashboard will now allow the management of Pops and Snacks to make some informed decisions
about their strategy for 2023.