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Students assume the role of adviser to Anita Roddick, the managing director of The Body Shop, and prepare a three-year forecast of the firm's income statement and balance sheet. Introduces percentage-of-sales forecasting, and walks students through the preparation of a simplified forecast, first using pencil and paper, then a spreadsheet program on a personal computer. Emphasizes the importance of being able to talk plainly about one's financial forecast and the insights that are of use to the general manager.