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Advanced Excel
1. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 1
Create a new spreadsheet for Computers Are Us. Add the following labels:
A1=Date
B1=Product
C1=Price
D1=Quantity
E1=Total
Add the following data:
A2=January 5, 2006;
A3=January 6, 2006
B2=Budgie,
B3=Budgie,
C2=$350,
C3=$350
D2=10,
D3=5
Format Column C for currency.
2. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 2
Select E2 and calculate the Total of the Price times the Quantity.
3. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 3
Select Row 2, copy it, and paste it to Row 13.
4. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 4
Insert two new Rows above Row 1. Add the following labels:
A1=Start
A2=Increment
Add the following data:
B1=10
B2=2
5. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 5
Select Cell D4 and make it =B1
Select Cell D5 and create an equation that adds the first day's quantity to the increment.
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[Link] Excel Advanced: Action Step 6
Select Cell D5 and use F4 to change the equation and make it Absolute.
Use Autofill to add the formula to all of the dates.
7. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 7
Rename the spreadsheet to "Budgie." Make a copy of the Budgie spreadsheet and name it Expert.
Change the Product in cell B4 to Expert. Autofill it down to B6 (Change all of the Budgies to Expert)
Change the Price in cell C4 to $450.00. Autofill it down to C6
Change the Start in B1=5
Change in Increment in B2=3
8. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 8
Make a copy of the Budgie spreadsheet and name it Summary.
Delete Columns C and D
Change the Product in Cell B4=All Computers
Create an equation in Cell C4 that adds the Total from the Budgie spreadsheet and the Total from
the Expert Spreadsheet.
9. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 9
Start a new spreadsheet in this workbook. Create the following labels:
Enter the Labels
In Cell A1 type: Present Value
In Cell A2 type: Interest
In Cell A3 type: Months
In Cell A4 type: Payment
In Cell B1=$20,000
Cell B2=4%
Cell B3=48
10. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 10
Select Cell B4 and use the Function Wizard (fX) to calculate the Payment using the PMT function.
Remember, the Rate (Cell B2) is divided by 12 to get a monthly payment
11. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 11
Select Cell B4 and Goal seek to get the payment under $400 by changing the number of payments
in Cell B3. Remember the payment in the Goal Seek is a NEGATIVE number.
12. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 12
Create a Best Case and a Worst Case scenario for the car payment.
The Case Base changes the Present Value to $20,000 and the number of payments to 48.
The Worst Case changes the Present Value to $16,000 and the number of payments to 60.
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Microsoft Assessment Test
Advanced Excel
13. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 13
Open the sample spreadsheet: Bug Report Pivot Table and Saves as Test [Link]
Select the Bug Report spreadsheet and create a Pivot Table with the following options:
Use Computer for the Data
Use Department and Application in the Rows.
14. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 14
Change the Pivot Table Layout with the following options:
Use Computer for the Data
Use Application in the Rows.
Use Department in the Column
15. Microsoft Excel Advanced: Action Step 15
Create a spreadsheet with the following labels: Sales Rep, Total Sold, Sales Goals and Bonus. Add
the names of three Sales reps and the amount they sold: $1,000, $2,500, and $4,600.
Create a Lookup table with two columns: Sales Goals and Bonus. The Sales Goals is formatted in
currency. The Bonus is formatted in percent. The Sales Goals are $500, $1,000, $2,500, and
$4,000. The Bonuses are 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of the Total Sold.
Calculate each Sales Rep's Bonus.
Save the file as Your Name Excel Advanced Bonus.
Please submit the Sample file to your instructor.
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