Exp19_Excel_Ch04_CapAssessment_Rockville_Auto_Sales
Project Description:
You work for Rockville Auto Sales and have been asked to aid in the development of a spreadsheet to manage sales and inventory information. You will start the task with a prior worksheet that contains vehicle information and sales data for 2018. You need to convert the data to a table. You will manage the large worksheet, prepare the worksheet for printing, sort and filter the table, include calculations, and then format the table.
Steps to Perform:
Step Instructions Points Possible
1 Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch04_Cap_AutoSales.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename. 0
2 Freeze the first row on the Fleet Information worksheet. 5
3 Convert the data to a table, name the table Inventory, and apply the Gold, Table Style Medium 19. 10
4 Remove duplicate records. 3
5 Use the Sort dialog box to sort the table by Make in alphabetical order, and then add a second level to sort by Year Smallest to Largest, and a third level to sort by Sticker Price Smallest to Largest. 5
6 Repeat the field names on all pages. 5
7 Change page breaks so each vehicle make is printed on a separate page. 5
8 Add a custom footer with your name on the left side, the sheet name code in the center, and the file name code on the right side. 6
9 Click the Sales Information worksheet and convert the data to a table, name the table Sales, and apply the Green, Table Style Dark 11. 10
10 Type % of sticker in cell E1. 2
11 Create a formula with structured references to calculate the percentage of the Sticker Price in column E. 5
12 Format the range E2:E30 with Percent Style Number Format. 5
13 Add a table Total Row and then display the Average of % of sticker and Sum of Sticker Price and Sale Price. 7
14 AutoFit the width of columns B:E to show the total values. 0
15 Select the range E2:E30. Apply Solid Fill Blue Data Bars conditional formatting to the % of sticker data. 8
16 With the range E2:E30 selected, create a new conditional formatting rule that uses a formula to apply yellow fill and bold font to values that sold for less than or equal to 70% of the sticker price. 5
17 On the First Quarter Sales worksheet, rename the table FirstQuarter. 2
18 Filter the data to display January, February, and March sales. 6
19 Add a footer with your name on the left side, the sheet name code in the center, and the file name code on the right side. 6
20 Select Landscape orientation for all sheets. 5
21 Save and close EXP19_Excel_CH04_Cap_AutoSales.xlsx. Exit Excel. 0
Total Points 100
Exp19_Excel_Ch03_CapAssessment_Movies
Project Description:
You are an assistant manager at Premiere Movie Source, an online company that enables customers to download movies for a fee. You need to track movie download sales by genre. You gathered the data for April 2021 and organized it in an Excel workbook. You are ready to create charts to help represent the data so that you can make a presentation to your manager later this week.
Steps to Perform:
Step Instructions Points Possible
1 Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch03_CapAssessment_Movies.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename. 0
2 You want to create a pie chart to show the percentage each category contributes to the monthly movie downloads.Select the ranges A5:A10 and F5:F10. Create a pie chart and move it to a chart sheet named April Pie Chart. 6
3 The chart needs a descriptive title that is easy to read.Type April 2021 Downloads by Genre as the chart title, apply bold, 18 pt font size, and Black, Text 1 font color. 5
4 Percentage and category data labels will provide identification information for the pie chart.Add category and percentage data labels in the Inside End position. Remove value data labels and the legend. Apply 14 pt font size and Black, Text 1 font color. 5
5 You want to focus on the comedy movies by exploding it and changing its fill color.Explode the Comedy slice by 7% and apply Dark Red fill color. 4
6 A best practice is to include Alt Text for accessibility compliance.Add Alt Text: The pie chart shows percentage of downloads by genre for April 2021. (including the period) 2
7 Next you want to create a combo chart to depict the monthly totals and percentages by category.Display the Data sheet, select the ranges A4:A10 and F4:G10, and then create a Clustered Column Line on Secondary Axis combo chart. 4
8 You want to position the chart below the data source.Cut the chart and paste it in cell A13. Change the height to 3.5" and the width to 6". 5
9 Change the combo chart title to April 2021 Downloads. Apply Black, Text 1 font color to the chart title. 3
10 Axis titles will help distinguish the number and percentage of downloads.Add a primary value axis title and type Number of Downloads. Add a secondary value axis title and type Percentage of Monthly Downloads. Apply Black, Text 1 font color to both value axis titles. 6
11 Now that you added an axis title for each vertical axis, you can remove the legend and format the secondary value axis to display whole percentages.Remove the legend for the combo chart. Display 0 decimal places for the secondary value axis. 1
12 You want to add some color to the plot area for the combo chart.Apply Light Gradient Accent 1 gradient fill color for the plot area. 5
13 A best practice is to include Alt Text for accessibility compliance.Add Alt Text: The combo chart shows the number and percentage of downloads by genre for April 2021. (including the period). 2
14 To provide a visual summary of the weekly totals for each genre, you will insert sparklines. Select the range B5:E11. Insert Line Sparklines in the range H5:H11. Apply Black, Sparkline Style Dark #4 10
15 Displaying the markers helps identify the specific points on the sparklines. You will also change the high point to a different color to stand out.Show the high point and markers for the sparklines. Change the high point marker color to Red. 5
16 Your last major task is to create a bar chart for weekly downloads.Select the range A4:E10. Create a stacked bar chart. Move the chart to new chart sheet. Type Weekly Downloads for the sheet name. Apply Style 8 chart style. 14
17 Add a chart title above the bar chart and type April 2021 Weekly Downloads by Genre. 4
18 Increasing the font size will make the chart elements easier to read.Apply 11 pt font size to the category axis, value axis, and the legend for the bar chart. 6
19 Because the largest value is less than 9,000, you can reduce the maximum bound in the chart. In addition, you want to display the category labels in the same order that they are in the worksheet.Change the maximum bounds for the value axis to 9000 and set the Major Units to 500 for the bar chart. Use the Axis Options to format the category axis so that the category labels are in reverse order in the bar chart. 5
20 Although the bar chart displays major gridlines, minor gridlines could improve the appearance.Add primary minor vertical gridlines to the bar chart. 0
21 A best practice is to include Alt Text for accessibility compliance for the bar chart.Add Alt Text: The stacked bar chart shows downloads by each week for each genre. (including the period). 4
22 Insert a footer with Exploring Series on the left, the sheet name code in the center, and the file name code on the right on all the sheets. Change to Normal view. 4
23 Save and close Exp19_Excel_Ch03_CapAssessment_Movies.xlsx. Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed. 0
Total Points 100
Exp19_Excel_Ch02_CapAssessment_Inland_Jewelers
Project Description:
You are an account manager for Inland Jewelers, a regional company that makes custom class rings for graduating seniors. Your supervisor requested a workbook to report on new accounts created on payment plans. The report should provide details on total costs to the student as well as payment information. Each ring financed has a base price that can fluctuate based on ring personalization.
Steps to Perform:
Step Instructions Points Possible
1 Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch02_Cap_InlandJewelers.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename. 0
2 Insert a function in cell B2 to display the current date from your system. 10
3 With cell B2 selected, set the width of column B to AutoFit. 0
4 Insert a VLOOKUP function in cell C5 to display the ring cost for the first student. The cost of the ring type should be an exact match. Use appropriate relative and absolute cell references. 14
5 Copy the formula from cell C5 to the range C6:C11. 6
6 Apply Accounting number format to the range C5:C11. 4
7 Insert an IF function in cell E5 to calculate the total due. If the student has chosen to personalize the ring, there is an additional charge of 5%, located in cell $B$21, that must be added to the cost of the ring; if not, the student only pays the base price. Use appropriate relative and absolute cell references. 14
8 Copy the formula from cell E5 to the range E6:E11. 6
9 Apply Accounting number format to the range E5:E11. 3
10 Insert a function in cell G5 to calculate the first student's monthly payment, using appropriate relative and absolute cell references. Ensure the result is a positive number. 14
11 Copy the formula from cell G5 to the range G6:G11. 7
12 Apply Accounting number format to the range G5:G11. 4
13 Calculate totals in cells C12, E12, and G12. 7
14 Apply Accounting number format to the cells C12, E12, and G12. 2
15 Set 0.3" left and right margins and ensure the page prints on only one page. 5
16 Insert a footer with your name on the left side, the sheet name in the center, and the file name on the right side. 4
17 Save and close Exp19_Excel_Ch02_Cap_InlandJewelers.xlsx. Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed 0
Total Points 100
