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Base, Downside and Upside Scenario Planner
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Business and decision: {{DECISION_CONTEXT}}
Base case figures (revenue, costs, cash): {{BASE_CASE}}
Scenario shocks I want tested (for example, volume down, costs up, payment delays): {{SHOCKS}}
Constraints (covenant, minimum cash, budget limit): {{CONSTRAINTS}}
1. Build base, downside and upside cases by applying my shocks to my base figures, showing every calculation.
2. Present results side by side: revenue, gross profit, operating profit, closing cash, and headroom against the constraints.
3. Identify the breakeven point at which a constraint is breached, with the algebra.
4. Describe in plain words what would have to be true for each scenario, and the early warning signs to track monthly.
Rules: don't add shocks or numbers I haven't given, don't assign probabilities unless I did, and say that the scenarios illustrate sensitivity rather than predict outcomes. State any simplification, such as ignoring tax or interest. Say which tax and financing effects you ignored.
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“Base, Downside and Upside Scenario Planner” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Reasoning & Problem-Solving category, 167 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{DECISION_CONTEXT}}, {{BASE_CASE}}, {{SHOCKS}}, {{CONSTRAINTS}}.
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