Excel Practical

Excel Practical 1
Creating a Cost Comparison Worksheet and Chart
Problem: You have decided to purchase a new minivan but want to compare various dealer prices to prices you found listed on the World Wide Web. You are ordering a Ford Windstar SEL with the six options (security system, engine block heater, entertainment system, front side airbags, floor console, and trailer tow package) listed in Table E2-1 below. Create a worksheet to compare prices for this vehicle with prices from the World Wide Web and three different dealers.
Instructions:
- Use the techniques learned to create a worksheet that includes the data provided in Table E2-1.
- Do not copy the Column Letters or Row numers.Just the data to EXCEL.
- Bold and center the title across cells A1:G1.
- Using a BLACK color, fill in cells F13 and G13
- Calculater the Grand Totals
- Look for the Maximum costs for each
- Look for the Minimum costs for each
- Format the numbers with appropriate formatting
- Format the table.You decide how to format it and choose the colors
- Include a 3D column chart that compares the security package and trailer tow package prices for all of the dealers
- Move the chart to a new worksheet
- Call the worksheet:Comparison Chart.
- Rename the worksheet with the table to Comparison
- Color the tab GREEN
- Adjust the document properties
- Save the workbook as Yourname_P1, where Yourname is your own name.
- Name
- Tags (minimum of 3 – deparated by commas)
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
1 | Cost Comparison Sheet | ||||||
2 | Make: Ford | ||||||
3 | Color: Blue/Silver | ||||||
4 | Model:Escape | ||||||
5 | Pricing Information | WWW | Dealer A | Dealer B | Dealer C | MIN | MAX |
6 | Security package | 512 | 694 | 724 | 582 | ||
7 | Engine block heater | 265 | 228 | 249 | 349 | ||
8 | Entertainment system | 1248 | 1842 | 1649 | 1403 | ||
9 | Front side airbags | 563 | 463 | 538 | 511 | ||
10 | Floor console | 342 | 283 | 267 | 233 | ||
11 | Trailer tow package | 697 | 501 | 571 | 566 | ||
12 | Base price | 36254 | 37956 | 36221 | 38745 | ||
13 | Grand totals |
Table E2-1
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