Excel W.C. Hicks Appliances

Project Description:

You are an account manager for W.C. Hicks Appliances, a local appliance store that also provides financing, delivery, and installation. As part of your daily tasks, you create an excel workbook that reports sales, pay-ment plan information, and summary statistics.

Steps to Perform:

Step 1

Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch02_Cap_Appliances.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename.

Step 2

Insert a function in cell B2 to display the current date and format as a Long Date.

Step 3

Insert a function in cell B2 to display the current date and format as a Long Date.

Step 4

Insert a function in cell C5 to display the item named based on the provided inventory lookup information. Copy the function from cell C5 down through C13 to complete column C.

Step 5

AutoFit the width of column C.

Step 6

Insert a function in cell E5 to display the item price based on the provided inventory lookup information. Copy the function from cell E5 down through E13 to complete column E.

Step 7

Apply Currency Number Format with two decimal places to column E.

Step 8

Insert an IF function in cell F5 to calculate the total due. If the customer has chosen home delivery, there is an additional delivery charge located in cell B25. Be sure to use appropriate relative and absolute cell references.

Step 9

Copy the function from cell F5 down through F13 to complete column F and apply Currency Number Format with two decimal places to column F.

Step 10

Insert the function in cell H5 to calculate the first customer's monthly payment, using appropriate relative and absolute cell references. Ensure the result is a positive number. Copy the formula down to complete column H.

Step 11

Insert a function in cell H14 to calculate the total of all monthly payments in column H and apply Currency Number Format with two decimal places to column H.

Step 12

Insert a function in cell H18 to calculate the total number of orders based on entries in column A.

Step 13

Insert a function in cell H19 to calculate the lowest monthly payment in column H.

Step 14

Insert a function in cell H20 to calculate the average monthly payment in column H.

Step 15

Insert a function in cell H21 to calculate the highest monthly payment in column H.

Step 16

Insert a function in cell H22 to calculate the median monthly payment in column H.

Step 17

Apply Currency Number Format with two decimal places to the range H19:H22.

Step 18

Insert a footer with your name on the left side, the sheet name in the center, and the file name on the right side.

Step 19

Save and close Exp19_Excel_Ch02_Cap_Appliances.xlsx. Exit Excel.