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Can you run a sequential input-change attribution on my GMROI and show me how much each factor contributed to the change?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Quarterly GMROI driver breakdown","prompt":"Last quarter my gross profit was $80,000 and average inventory cost was $40,000; this quarter gross profit is $95,000 and inventory cost is $45,000. Do a sequential attribution to show me how much of the GMROI change came from the gross profit improvement versus the inventory cost increase."},{"title":"Inventory cost spike impact on margins","prompt":"Our average inventory cost jumped from $120,000 to $160,000 while gross profit stayed flat at $200,000. Run a waterfall attribution on our GMROI so I can see exactly how much that inventory cost spike hurt our return."},{"title":"Gross profit improvement scenario check","prompt":"I'm modeling a scenario where gross profit improves from $30,000 to $38,000 and inventory cost drops from $25,000 to $22,000. Can you attribute the total GMROI change sequentially so I understand which lever matters more?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a sequential (waterfall) attribution showing the before and after GMROI values, and how much of the total GMROI change is attributable to each input variable (gross profit change first, then average inventory cost change), allowing retail analysts to pinpoint the dominant driver of margin return shifts.","failureModes":["Average inventory cost of zero or negative value causes a division-by-zero error — exclusiveMinimum enforced in schema","Values exceeding ±1,000,000,000,000 are rejected by schema validation","Missing required fields (gross_profit or average_inventory_cost in either before or after object) returns a validation error","Malformed JSON body returns a 400-level error","Payment not included or insufficient USDC results in x402 payment-required response"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need to understand not just that GMROI changed, but exactly how much each input (gross profit vs. average inventory cost) independently drove that change via a sequential waterfall approach. It is ideal for retail finance teams doing period-over-period variance analysis, scenario planning, or board-level explanations of margin return shifts — and is fully local/offline in computation, requiring no live inventory system or platform connection.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-24T06:50:08.980Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"gross-margin-return-on-inventory-sequential-input-change-attribution-fce87336"}