Calculating the Ideal Spot To calculate where the ideal spot is in each round, start with the segment center in the table below and then adjust for the offset. These offsets represent the distance from the center of the segment to the ideal spot. The activity practices how to calculate the Ideal Spot using information in the Industry Conditions report. Looking at the table below for Round 1, the 'High Tech' segment center has a Performance (Pfmn) specification of 6.7 and a Size specification of 13.3. Now we look at the bottom of the table to see how much the ideal spot is offset from the center of the segment, and we see that the High Tech ideal spot is offset by +1.4 for Pfmn and -1.4 for size. Segment Center by Round Round 0 1 2 3 Offset Low Tech High Tech Pfmn 4.8 Size Pfmn Size 15.2 6.0 14.0 5.3 14.7 6.7 13.3 5.8 14.2 7.4 12.6 6.3 13.7 8.1 11.9 0.0 0.0 +1.4 -1.4 So, we can calculate that the Round 1 ideal spot for my product in the High Tech segment is: Pfmn: Size: Center 6.7 13.3 Offset +1.4 -1.4 Ideal Spot = 8.1 = 11.9 Use the segment centers in the table above to calculate the new ideal spots for the segments. Once you have successfully entered the correct ideal spots for Rounds 0 and 1 (the green cells), the rest of the table will fill in automatically. If you have entered any answers incorrectly, a red line should appear in the cell. Center Offset Ideal Spot Pfmn: Size: 6.7 13.3 +1.4 -1.4 = 8.1 = 11.9 Use the segment centers in the table above to calculate the new ideal spots for the segments. Once you have successfully entered the correct ideal spots for Rounds 0 and 1 (the green cells), the rest of the table will fill in automatically. If you have entered any answers incorrectly, a red line should appear in the cell. Incomplete Low Tech High Tech Rnd Pfmn Size Rnd Pfmn Size 0 4.8 15.2 0 1 5.3 14.7 1 8.1 11.9 2 5.8 14.2 2 3 6.3 13.7 3 4 6.8 13.2 4 5 7.3 12.7 5 6 7.8 12.2 6 7 8.3 11.7 7 8 8.8 11.2