You have a table that records monthly revenue and expense totals for five departments. Stakeholders want a visual that highlights the month-to-month net change in company profit and shows how each department drives that change. Which built-in Power BI visual best satisfies this requirement?
A waterfall chart is designed to illustrate how sequential positive and negative values contribute to the running total of a measure. In this scenario, each department's revenue or expense change can be displayed as individual bars that cumulatively explain the overall month-to-month profit movement. Stacked column and area charts compare absolute values rather than incremental contributions. A funnel chart shows progressive reduction through stages and is not intended for time-based variance analysis.
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