Microsoft Excel Practical Exam - Intermediate Level
Topic: Working with Functions and Charts
Scenario:
You work as a data analyst at GreenTech Supplies. You have been given a sales dataset and are
required to use various Excel functions and tools to summarize and analyze the data.
Instructions:
1. Open Microsoft Excel and create a new workbook. Rename the worksheet to "Sales_Analysis".
2. Enter the following data starting from cell A1:
| Product ID | Product Name | Category | Units Sold | Unit Price | Region | Salesperson |
|------------|--------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
| P001 | Mouse | Accessories | 120 | 7.5 | West | Alice |
| P002 | Keyboard | Accessories | 80 | 15.0 | East | Brian |
| P003 | Monitor | Hardware | 45 | 120.0 | North | Carol |
| P004 | Laptop | Hardware | 30 | 750.0 | South | Daniel |
| P005 | USB Drive | Accessories | 150 | 10.0 | West | Eva |
| P006 | Webcam | Accessories | 60 | 40.0 | North | Brian |
| P007 | Printer | Hardware | 25 | 200.0 | East | Alice |
| P008 | Tablet | Hardware | 40 | 350.0 | South | Felix |
3. Calculate the total sales for each product (Units Sold * Unit Price) in a new column titled "Total
Sales". Use the SUM function to calculate the grand total.
4. In a separate cell, calculate the following:
- Average of Units Sold using AVERAGE
- Maximum Unit Price using MAX
- Minimum Unit Price using MIN
5. Use the IF function to create a new column labeled "Performance":
- If Units Sold > 100, display "High" else display "Standard".
6. Create a VLOOKUP table on a new sheet named "Lookup" with the Product ID and Product
Name.
- Use VLOOKUP to return the Product Name in "Sales_Analysis" sheet using the Product ID.
7. Create a similar HLOOKUP on the "Lookup" sheet:
- Display the Category when a Product ID is entered in a separate cell.
8. Add a column labeled "Rank" to rank products by Total Sales (highest to lowest) using the RANK
function.
9. Use COUNTIF to count how many products were sold in the "Accessories" category.
10. Create two charts:
- A bar chart showing Total Sales per Product Name.
- A pie chart showing sales distribution per Region.
11. Save the workbook as "Excel_Sales_Analysis.xlsx".