Decision Analysis

griot shoegaze, accordion 16-bit · 4:51

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When the factory floor is buzzing with a choice to make
Sunk costs whisper lies, but don't take the bait
Yesterday's expenses can't be unwound
Only future cash flows matter now
Make or buy the widgets, calculate with care
Variable costs and capacity, that's your prayer

[Chorus]
Relevant revenues, relevant costs
Ignore the sunk, count what's not lost
NPV positive, IRR above
Payback swift, profitability's love
Per limiting factor, contribution's key
Decision analysis sets you free

[Verse 2]
Special orders knock upon your door
Price below the normal, but don't ignore
If excess capacity fills the void
Fixed costs covered, profit's deployed
Constrained resources demand your wit
Contribution per bottleneck is the hit

[Chorus]
Relevant revenues, relevant costs
Ignore the sunk, count what's not lost
NPV positive, IRR above
Payback swift, profitability's love
Per limiting factor, contribution's key
Decision analysis sets you free

[Bridge]
Sensitivity whispers what-if tales
Scenario planning when assumption fails
Break-even point where profits start to grow
CVP relationships you need to know
Accounting rate of return may mislead
But time value of money plants the seed

[Verse 3]
Capital budgeting weighs the gold
Present value stories being told
Profitability index ranks the queue
When capital's scarce, what will you do?
Incremental thinking cuts through haze
Future cash flows light the maze

[Chorus]
Relevant revenues, relevant costs
Ignore the sunk, count what's not lost
NPV positive, IRR above
Payback swift, profitability's love
Per limiting factor, contribution's key
Decision analysis sets you free

[Outro]
When choices multiply and pressure mounts
Only relevant figures truly count

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