Equity Research
Worked example: units grow 8% but average selling price declines 2%. What happens to revenue?
Model answer
Revenue changes by the product of the two factors, not the sum: 1.08 x 0.98 = 1.0584, so revenue grows about 5.8% — slightly less than the naive 8 − 2 = 6% because the price decline applies to the…
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