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The benefits of using a Pro Forma model for a new venture include providing a detailed financial overview of the business. It allows for the projection of sales revenue, operating expenses, and salary expenses over multiple years. This can help in identifying the break-even point and visualizing the financial performance of the business. It also helps in planning and making strategic decisions.
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This spreadsheet collection includes Sales Revenue, Operating Expense, and Salary Expense input tabs. These tabs allow you to insert your own data to be automatically reflected by the Proforma Summary tab. The final tab shows graphs and break-even charts that give a visual representation of the proforma results. All user inputs are displayed in blue font, calculations in green, and results in black. The Sales Revenue tab lists the Units Sold, Revenue, and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for each product per quarter over multiple years. The Operating Expense tab lists expenses by each department per quarter over the years. The Total Expense and Grand Total Expense lines automatically update based on your input. The Salary Expense tab displays data by Department Salary as well as Department Position. The Proforma Summary tab takes inputs from the previous tabs and summarizes them in a proforma model, including Gross Revenue, COGS, Gross Margin, Expenses, and Net Profit.
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