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A. Basic Spreadsheet Exercises

 
 
Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 1
Sales for the Month
  Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers as a currency.
3) Center the spreadsheet heading 'Sales for the Month' across the spreadsheet.
4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below.
5) Create formula's to display a total for each sales rep.
6) Create formula's to display a total for each product.
7) Create a formula to calculate the total sales for all sales rep's for the month.

Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 2

Sales and Produce Department

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers as a currency.

3) Center the spreadsheet heading 'Sales And Produce Department' across the
spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each fruit.

6) Create formula's to display a total for each month.

7) Create a formula to calculate the total sales for all fruit items for the year to
date

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Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 3
Mike’s Stationery Order

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers with appropriate format's.

3) Center the spreadsheet heading 'Mike's Stationery Order' across the

spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below, including the rotated text
labels.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each stationery item ordered.

6) Create a formula to calculate the total for the stationery order.

Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 4

Travel Expenses for the Month of May

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers with appropriate format's.

3) Center the spreadsheet heading 'Travel Expenses For The Month Of May'
across the spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below, including the rotated text
labels.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each Sales Rep.

6) Create formula's to calculate the amount due to each sales rep, on the basis
that each rep is reimbursed 0.63 cents per kilometer traveled.

7) Apply all borders and shading (colour) shown in the sample below, feel free to
experiment with your own colour schemes.
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Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 5
Mike’s Lunch Bar

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers with appropriate format's).

3) Center the spreadsheet heading "Mike's Lunch Bar" across the spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each item in the Lunch Bar.

6) Create a formula to calculate the total sales for the Lunch Bar.

7) Apply all borders and shading (colour) shown in the sample below, feel free to
experiment with your own colour schemes.

Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 6

Mike’s Furniture Store

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers with appropriate format's).

3) Center the spreadsheet heading "Mike's Furniture Store" across the

spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each item in the Lunch Bar.

6) Create a formula to calculate the total sales for the Lunch Bar.

7) Apply all borders and shading (colour) shown in the sample below, feel free to
experiment with your own colour schemes.
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Basic Spreadsheet Exercise 7
Weekly Income Schedule

Type in the following spreadsheet, and format it to look like the sample below.

Instructions

1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below.

2) Format all numbers with appropriate format's).

3) Center the spreadsheet heading "Weekly Income Schedule" across the

spreadsheet.

4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below.

5) Create formula's to display a total for each item in the Lunch Bar.

6) Create formula's to calculate the Total Exp (Total Expenditure).

7) Create formula's to calculate the profit.

8) create formula's to calculate the totals for each column.

9) Apply all borders and shading (colour) shown in the sample below, feel free to
experiment with your own colour schemes.

B. INTERMEDIATE SPREADSHEET CONCEPT EXERCISES

Intermediate Spreadsheet Exercise 1

Create a spreadsheet using the following information.  You are the owner of a
fruit store, you have owned the fruit store for one complete year. Use the data
below to construct a spreadsheet to display the sales figures for the first year of
operation of your fruit store.
 
1) Enter the raw data below, applying as many presentation Features (Font, Font
Size, Font Colour, Number Formats and Colour, Cell Shading, Text Rotation, etc)
to it as you wish.
2) Apply appropriate number formats to your numbers.
3) Center your spreadsheet horizontally on the page
4) Give your spreadsheet an appropriate title and center it across your spreadsheet.
5) Select the best page orientation for your spreadsheet.
6) Adjust the column width and row height to suit the layout you have selected.
7) Create formula's to calculate totals for each month.
8) Create formula's to calculate totals for each fruit item.
9) Setup an appropriate header for this spreadsheet.
10) Setup a page number for this spreadsheet and place it in the footer.

Intermediate Spreadsheet Exercise 2

Create a spreadsheet using the following information.  You have been tasked with
creating a spreadsheet to generate and stationery order for the month of March.
 
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1) Enter the raw data below, applying as many presentation Features (Font, Font Size,
Font Colour, Number Formats and Colour, Cell Shading, Text Rotation, etc) to it as
you wish.
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2) Apply appropriate number formats to your numbers.
3) Center your spreadsheet horizontally on the page
4) Give your spreadsheet an appropriate title and center it across your spreadsheet.
5) Select the best page orientation for your spreadsheet.
6) Adjust the column width and row height to suit the layout you have selected.
7) Create formula's to calculate totals for each stationery item.
8) Create a formula to calculate the order total for the month.
9) Create a formula to calculate the G.S.T or V.A.T component of the order.  Note all
prices include G.S.T or V.AT., and the value of G.S.T or V.A.T is 12.5% or divide by
9.
10) Create a formula to calculate the net total (pre G.S.T or V.A.T total) of the order for
the month.
11) Setup an appropriate header for this spreadsheet.
12) Setup a page number for this spreadsheet and place it in the footer.
  

Intermediate Spreadsheet Exercise 3

Create a spreadsheet using the following information.  You have been asked to prepare
a spreadsheet using the results of a survey on the types of fizzy drinks people prefer. 
3000 people where asked what their favorite fizzy drink is, and what their next
preference would be if their favorite was not available. 
 
1) Enter the raw data below, applying as many presentation Features (Font, Font Size,
Font Colour, Number Formats and Colour, Cell Shading, Text Rotation, etc) to it as
you wish.
2) Apply appropriate number formats to your numbers.
3) Center your spreadsheet horizontally on the page
4) Give your spreadsheet an appropriate title and center it across your spreadsheet.
5) Select the best page orientation for your spreadsheet.
6) Adjust the column width and row height to suit the layout you have selected.
7) Create formula's to calculate the percentage of the total number of people surveyed
that preferred a specific fizzy drink as their first preference.
8) Create formula's to calculate the percentage of the total number of people surveyed
that preferred a specific fizzy drink as their second preference.
9) Setup an appropriate header for this spreadsheet.
10) Setup a page number for this spreadsheet and place it in the footer.
  
Intermediate Spreadsheet Exercise 4
Create a spreadsheet using the following information.  You have been asked to prepare
a spreadsheet to show the profit and loss figure for the last financial year.  The profit and
loss should be shown as a dollars and as a percentage.
 
1) Enter the raw data below, applying as many presentation Features (Font, Font
Size, Font Colour, Number Formats and Colour, Cell Shading, Text Rotation, etc)
to it as you wish.
2) Apply appropriate number formats to your numbers.
3) Center your spreadsheet horizontally on the page
4) Give your spreadsheet an appropriate title and center it across your spreadsheet.
5) Select the best page orientation for your spreadsheet.
6) Adjust the column width and row height to suit the layout you have selected.
7) Create formula's to calculate the profit / loss as a currency for each month.
8) Create formula's to calculate the profit / loss as a percentage for each month.
9) Create formula's to calculate the Annual Totals for the Income, expenditure, and
profit / loss.
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10) Create a formula to calculate the profit / loss for the whole year.
11) Setup an appropriate header for this spreadsheet.
12) Setup a page number for this spreadsheet and place it in the footer.
 
 

Intermediate Spreadsheet Exercise 5

Create a spreadsheet using the following information.  You have been asked to
construct a spreadsheet for Mike's Mail Order Company.
 
1) Enter the raw data below, applying as many presentation Features (Font, Font
Size, Font Colour, Number Formats and Colour, Cell Shading, Text Rotation, etc)
to it as you wish.
2) Apply appropriate number formats to your numbers.
3) Center your spreadsheet horizontally on the page
4) Give your spreadsheet an appropriate title and center it across your spreadsheet.
5) Select the best page orientation for your spreadsheet.
6) Adjust the column width and row height to suit the layout you have selected.
7) Create formula's to calculate delivered cost for each item.
8) Create formula's to calculate  the Monthly Income for each Item, the Monthly
Income from the delivery of each Item, and the total Monthly Income for each item.
9) Create formula's to calculate totals for each column in your spreadsheet.
10) Set the layout of your spreadsheet to display the header or column labels at the
top of each page when printed.
11) Setup an appropriate header for this spreadsheet.
12) Setup a page number for this spreadsheet and place it in the footer.