SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

COMPUTER CENTRE
DIT0 100: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
ASSIGNMENT 3
Microsoft Excel 2007
Prepare the spreadsheet shown below and then answer the questions that follow:A

C
D
Rate per
Working
Gross
1 Staff name
hour
hours
Payment
(Tsh)
2 Aysha
30
200000
3 Fatma
40
300000
4 Mahiya
30
400000
5 Maheir
40
500000
6 Taymiya
30
350000
7 Mahadhi
40
200000
8 Qudsy
30
200000
9 Ally
40
150000
10 Arshad
50
100000
11 Total
12 Average
13 Total number of staff
14
Working
15
Hours
16
30
17
40
18
50
19
20 Tax rate is
20%
of Gross payment

E
Tax

Total
Payment

F
Net Payment

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Questions
1. In cell D2, Write the formula to calculate a gross payment for Aysha
2. In cell E2, Write the formula to calculate a Tax for Aysha. Note that the tax rate is 20% of
gross payment
3. In cell F2, Write the formula to calculate a net payment for Aysha
4. Copy the formula used in question 1 to 3 above, to calculate the gross payment, tax and
net payment for all the remaining staff
5. In cell B11, Write a formula to calculate the total number of working hours

6. Copy the formula used in question 5 above to calculate the total amount of gross
payment, tax and net payment.
7. In cell B12, Write a formula to calculate the average number of working hours
8. Copy the formula used in question 7 above to calculate the average amount of gross
payment, tax and net payment.
9. In cell C13, Write a formula to calculate the total number of staff
10. In cell E16, Write a formula to calculate the total amount of money paid to staff who
worked for 30 hours
11. Copy the formula used in question 10 above to calculate the total amount of money paid
to staff who worked for 40 hours and 50 hours