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Give me the local finite-change elasticity."},{"title":"Returns impact on net sales","prompt":"Can you compute the elasticity of net merchandise sales with respect to returns, using a baseline of gross sales 25000, discounts 1000, returns 1500, and a step of 0.5%?"},{"title":"Gross sales scenario planning","prompt":"We're doing a scenario analysis — what's the local finite-change elasticity of net merchandise sales for the gross_merchandise_sales field, with a baseline of gross=75000, discounts=3000, returns=2000, using a 1% step?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a bounded local finite-change elasticity value for net merchandise sales with respect to the selected input field, computed from the supplied baseline figures and step percentage. The result quantifies how much net merchandise sales change proportionally for a small finite perturbation in the chosen variable, enabling scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.","failureModes":["Invalid field enum value — must be one of gross_merchandise_sales, discounts, or returns","Baseline values out of range (negative or exceeding 1e12) cause validation errors","step_percent outside 0.01–10 range returns a validation error","Missing required baseline fields (gross_merchandise_sales, discounts, returns) causes schema rejection","Payment not included or insufficient USDC balance results in 402 Payment Required"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, local sensitivity or elasticity estimate for net merchandise sales using only supplied retail figures — no live platform data, inventory, or order execution is required. It is ideal for scenario planning and what-if analysis around discounts, returns, or gross sales changes in a retail context.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-18T00:58:38.277Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"net-merchandise-sales-local-finite-change-elasticity-calculator-6a71b2a0"}