Briefly distinguish between sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, and simulation

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Sensitivity analysis changes one value driver at a time to see how much impact the change will have on free cash flow and NPV. Scenario analysis looks at various combinations of value drivers, for example reducing prices to increase the number of units sold. Simulation assigns a range of possibilities for the value drivers and selects them randomly in many possible combinations. The output of simulation is a probability distribution resulting from many trials, with a mean and standard deviation of possible outcomes.

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