Whether you own a small business or work for a large corporation?whether you are looking for help making financial and business decisions?this book is for you. Business Analysis with Microsoft® Excel, Third Edition, provides in-depth information that will streamline your use of the tools within Excel. Professional advice and guidance from an experienced author provide the answers to your most pressing questions:

-What’s the relationship between my cost of goods sold and my inventory?
-How do I get Excel to keep these values up-to-date on my income statement and my balance sheet?
-I have to track service quality over time. How can I automate that using Excel charts?
-How can I forecast future demand for my products, based on prior sales results?
-What’s the difference between financial leverage and operating leverage? How do I calculate them using my financial records?
-I need to project my financials for next year. Does Excel have a tool for that? What do I need to know to use it effectively?
-How do I do all these things using the new Ribbon in Excel 2007?
-What are the best ways to automate a connection between Excel and an external database?