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Benveniste
California State University, Sacramento
School of Business and Administration
MIS 1B - Excel 97
Homework 2 - Due Next Tuesday
Before you begin this exercise, you need to retrieve the file needed for this exercise from my web site:
www.csus.edu/indiv/b/benveniste. The file HW2.xls can be downloaded from the MIS1B page. A link to that
page is on my web site. Next, if you are using Netscape Navigator, you should be prompted with an unknown
file type dialog box. Once you get this box, click on the Save File button. Then, change to the A: drive and
click on save. Now, open Excel 97 and open the hw4.xls file. Note: If you are using Internet Explorer 4.0
and Excel 97, Excel should automatically start and open the hw2.xls file.
1.
Open the workbook hw2.xls from the 3.5”exam disk. Open the worksheet FORECAST and perform
the following :
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Insert a row above row 11.
Calculate the variable cost (row 9), which is the revenue for each corresponding quarter
multiplied by the value in cell D3.
Calculate the contribution margin for each quarter by using the following formula:
Contribution Margin = Revenue - Variable Cost.
Calculate the Fixed Cost for each quarter. Fixed Costs are the same for each quarter within
the same year. Each year, Fixed Cost will increase by the percentage indicated in cell D4.
Fixed Cost of Current Year = Fixed Cost of Previous Year * (1 + Percentage increased by
each year).
Calculate the Profit for each quarter. Profit = Contribution Margin - Fixed Cost
Determine the average, lowest, and highest profit for the years 1995 and 1997. Place the
1995 answers in the cells B17, B18, and B19, respectively. Place the 1996 answers in the
cells F17, F18, and F19, respectively. Place the 1997 answers in the cells J17, J18, and J19,
respectively. Thus, for each of the year, you will need to find the average, minimum and
maximum for all four quarters.
Fill in the cells for the Prospect (B15:M15) for each quarter. If the profit for the quarter is less
than $700, the prospect is BAD. Otherwise, the prospect is GOOD.
Save the workbook.
2.
Stay in the worksheet FORECAST.
a)
Change the font of the title "Three Years Income Forecast" to Courier, size 14.
b)
Center the Years (1995, 1996, 1997) across their corresponding quarters.
c)
Center align the labels for each quarter (i.e. Spring, Summer, etc.) within each cell.
d)
Bold and italicize the labels Revenue, Contribution Margin, and Profit.
e)
Format cell B16 and the numbers in row 8 to Currency with 2 decimal places. Make sure the
numbers are visible after the formatting.
f)
Format the numbers in the range B8:M12 to Comma Style.
g)
Add a red, double line border to the range B7:M13.
h)
Double underline the cell B16. Fill in a green background for the cell B16. Also, change the
font in B16 to a blue color.
Save the workbook.
3.
Open the worksheet, ORDER, and perform the following.
a)
Calculate the Daily Total for Monday through Sunday and place the result in B25:H25.
b)
Find the Adjusted Total for Monday through Sunday by using the following guideline: Multiply
the Daily Total by 85% (which is located at E29) Place the results in B27:H27
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c)
d)
e)
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What was the highest amount sold during the week? What was the lowest?. Basically, find
the maximum and minimum of the range A4:H23. Place your result in B29 and B30
respectively.
Determine the “order decision” for each of the inventories. Your decision should be based on
the following information: If the sales amount on Sunday is less than or equal to the average
sales amount of Monday through Saturday, then place the word “ORDER” in the cell.
Otherwise, place the word “OK” in the cell. Place your formula in I4:I23. Hint: the logical test
should be the following: cell address of Sunday sales amount <= average(cell address of
sales amount of M-S)
Setup the worksheet using the following instructions:
i)
Set the print area for the range A1:I23.
ii)
Center the worksheet horizontally and vertically on the page.
iii)
Place a header on the worksheet that has current date, right aligned and bold.
iv)
Include a page footer with the page number, centered. The page number should
have the format Order-1, Order-2…etc.
4.
Open the worksheet PRODUCT, and perform the following
a)
Fill in the series of ID number in A2:A51
5.
Open the worksheet EASTERN, and create the graph as specified.
Excellent!
Eastern
$6,000
$5,000
Sales
$4,000
$3,000
Golf
$2,000
Tennis
$1,000
$0
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Quarter
a)
b)
c)
d)
Create a clustered 3-D column chart (first chart in the second row) using the data in the
range A3 to E4 and A6:E6. The chart should look like the above graph. Place the chart on
the same sheet A8:H22.
Place a main title “Eastern” on the chart. The main title should have a shadow box, yellow
background, and 12 point in font size.
Show the legend on the chart.
Draw an arrow that pointing at the highest column. Create a text box at the end of the arrow
and type in the word “Excellent!”
5.
Open the worksheet CONTACT.
a)
Sort the worksheet with the Name in ascending order first and Phone in descending order
last.
b)
Use AutoFilter to perform the following: Which contact (the company name and the contact
name) has the phone area code (206) and work as a Marketing Manager or Sales
Representative?
6.
Open the worksheet BOAT.
a)
Sort the worksheet with the Year Built in ascending order.
b)
Use the subtotals feature to display the total amounts for each Year.
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Open the worksheet AIRPORT.
a)
Sort the worksheet by the Airline in ascending order and then by the Origin in ascending
order.
b)
Use the subtotals feature to display the total number of flights for each Airline. How many
flights did KLM have on that day?
Open the worksheet SALES.
a)
Create the two charts shown below with the data in the SALES worksheet. The pie chart
shows the regional sales for 1997. The line chart shows the sales trend for the years 1995
through 1997. Try to format both charts as close to the examples show below as you can.
8.
REGIONAL SALES FOR 1997
Southwest
16%
Southern
26%
Pacific
19%
Southwest
Northeast
29%
Central
10%
Northeast
Central
Pacific
Southern
REGIONAL SALES
SALES (in thousands)
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1995
Southwest
Pacific
1996
YEAR
Northeast
Southern
3
1997
Central