Question 1:
Below is the December 2009 sales data bysales representative for Papier Nouveau, a distributor of commercial printing supplies. As the Director of HR for Papier Nouveau, you are responsible for calculating monthly incentives. In previous months, bonuses were based on sales volume, however this month you are considering basing them on profit margin. Create pivot tables to help you answer the following questions in analyzing the December sales:
a) What is the highest volume of our highest margin product sold in December?
b) What is the average total profit generated for the month?
c) What is the total number of commercial copiers sold during December?
| Employee ID |
Region |
Product |
Profit Margin per Unit |
Volume Sold |
| 11048 |
SW |
Cartridges |
$ 7.00 |
200 |
| 11048 |
SW |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
1,900 |
| 11048 |
SW |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
7 |
| 12345 |
NE |
Commercial Copiers |
$ 593.00 |
4 |
| 12345 |
NE |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
2,000 |
| 12345 |
NE |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
8 |
| 26427 |
MW |
Cartridges |
$ 7.00 |
600 |
| 26427 |
MW |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
7,300 |
| 26427 |
MW |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
4 |
| 62380 |
NW |
Fax Machine |
$ 121.00 |
7 |
| 62380 |
NW |
Laminating Machine |
$ 375.00 |
3 |
| 62380 |
NW |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
21 |
| 67890 |
SW |
Cartridges |
$ 7.00 |
820 |
| 67890 |
SW |
Commercial Copiers |
$ 593.00 |
6 |
| 67890 |
SW |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
980 |
| 73628 |
NW |
Commercial Copiers |
$ 593.00 |
7 |
| 73628 |
NW |
Fax Machine |
$ 121.00 |
8 |
| 73628 |
NW |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
4,900 |
| 82745 |
SE |
Cartridges |
$ 7.00 |
500 |
| 82745 |
SE |
Commercial Copiers |
$ 593.00 |
2 |
| 82745 |
SE |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
750 |
| 92857 |
NE |
Laminating Machine |
$ 375.00 |
5 |
| 92857 |
NE |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
200 |
| 92857 |
NE |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
11 |
| 95202 |
SE |
Fax Machine |
$ 121.00 |
2 |
| 95202 |
SE |
Paper (ream) |
$ 25.00 |
5,000 |
| 95202 |
SE |
Printers |
$ 103.00 |
9 |
Question 2:
Fresh Blooms, LLC is a floral wholesaler. You want to create an invoice template that references the list of products available using the VLOOKUP function. Copy the invoice template below into a new workbook and populate the highlighted cells with a VLOOKUP function referencing the product table. Hint: you will need to use an IF logical test .
| Code |
Product |
Price |
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| A23 |
Tulips |
10.00 |
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| B14 |
Roses |
15.00 |
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| A27 |
Carnations |
5.00 |
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| C45 |
House plants |
12.00 |
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| Invoice # |
74632 |
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| Date |
1/14/2010 |
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| Code |
Product |
Unit Cost |
Quantity |
Total |
| A23 |
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3 |
$ - |
| A27 |
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2 |
$ - |
| B14 |
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1 |
$ - |
| C45 |
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4 |
$ - |
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Subtotal |
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$ - |
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Tax |
10% |
$ - |
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Total |
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$ - |
Question 3:
Below is select sales data for RX Industries. The orders range from 1 to 20, however any returned or canceled orders have been deleted from the data. Use the template below to create an order summary that automatically shows the data for any selected order ID between 1 and 20. Hint: Use the IFERROR and HLOOKUP functions. The function for any order ID in the range that has been deleted should return the phrase "Not Found."
| OrderID |
1 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
| Region |
East |
East |
East |
East |
East |
West |
West |
West |
West |
West |
Central |
Central |
Central |
Central |
Central |
| OrderDate |
1/10/2009 |
3/6/2009 |
3/28/2009 |
4/8/2009 |
4/12/2009 |
5/16/2009 |
5/23/2009 |
6/2/2009 |
7/8/2009 |
7/30/2009 |
8/29/2009 |
9/9/2009 |
10/5/2009 |
11/16/2009 |
12/25/2009 |
| OrderAmt |
$1,122.00 |
$ 4,453.00 |
$ 1,305.00 |
$2,708.00 |
$1,502.00 |
$4,796.00 |
$1,526.00 |
$1,523.00 |
$2,068.00 |
$1,597.00 |
$ 781.00 |
$2,976.00 |
$4,145.00 |
$3,979.00 |
$2,044.00 |