International University - VNUHCM

School of Business Administration

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QUIZ

SUBJECT: Business Computing Skills (ID: BA120IU)

I. Formulas and Conditional Formatting (20pts)
- In the EnglishScore workbook, fill the equivalent English score in the Score column (column B) for
each candidate based on their IELTS result with the following rules:
 IELTS score >= 6.5: 10 points

 6.5 > IELTS score >= 5.5: 8 points

 5.5 > IELTS score >= 4.5: 6 points
 IELTS score < 4.5: 4 points
- Open the file Problem1.xlsx
- From this time forth, work only in Problem1.xlsx: first of all, use the data in four workbooks
(MathsScore, LiteratureScore, ScienceScore and EnglishScore) to calculate the Average Score
(column C) applying the given formula, display the result with 1 decimal place:
Average Score = Average (Maths + Literature + Science + English)
- Use Conditional Formatting to highlight all the candidates’ full name (column D, Light Orange Fill with
Dark Blue, Bold Italic Text) whose average score (column C) is greater than or equal to 8.0 (3pts)
- Use RANK function to rank all the candidates (column A) in the list based on the Average Score (2pts)
- Use IF and CONCATENATE functions to fill the Scholarship column (column F) the text “Awarded
…%” for the candidates with the rules: rank 1-2: 100%, rank 3-4: 50%, rank: 5-10 and Special Case
= “YES”: 25%, others leave the field empty (4pts). HINT: uses two functions AND, OR to categorize
into cases: rank>=10 OR (>=5 AND Special Case = “NO”), then three groups 100%, 50% and 25%.

- Use VLOOKUP functions to fill the information in the orange table while inputting a candidate id as
example below
 International University – VNUHCM Student Name:………...………….
School of Business Administration Student ID:……………………….
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II. Basic Chart
- Open the file Problem2.xlsx
- Plot two charts like Fig.2 in the active worksheet.
- Chart type: 3-D Pie, chart style: Style 3
- Text font: Century, bold, font size: chart title 16, data labels 10.
- Angle of the first slice (North region): 45° .
- Two slices North and East are pulled out from the others.

Fig.2 - Brigham Corporation Revenue and Expenses by Regions.

III. Trend-Line
- Open the file Problem3.xlsx
- Plot a scatter diagram in a new worksheet which is named as Problem3_Chart.
- For the whole chart, use the chart style: Style 4, text font: Rockwell, bold, font size: chart title 24,
legend and axis titles 16, other chart elements 14 as shown in Fig.3 (note that all the gridline colors
both major and minor, horizontal and vertical axis should be Black, Lighter 50%, the width is 0.5pt for
the minor and 1.0pt for the major gridlines).
- Modify each data and the markers to adapt with its color (use the default marker for each data, marker
size: 11, remember that we need to modify both marker fill and marker border line color).
- Add the trend-line to each data 5.0 periods forwards (for red data, use trend-line type: Exponential,
linewidth: 3.0pt, dash type: dash; for green data, use trend-line type: Power, linewidth: 3.0pt, dash
type: dash dot, the color should be adapted with its data).

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 International University – VNUHCM Student Name:………...………….
School of Business Administration Student ID:……………………….
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Fig.3 - Balloon Sold Red vs. Green

IV. PivotTable and PivotChart
- Open the file Problem4.xlsx
- Check the data consistency – the three conditions – in order to create the PivotTable
 No blank lines can appear in the data. If you have a blank line, the PivotTable does not
use the data after the blank line.
 Each column must have a header. Headers help you place data in the rows and columns
of the PivotTable.
 Your data must be consistent. For example, if you name your quarters Q 1, Q 2, and so
on, you must always reference them that way. Excel doesn’t know that Q 1 is the same
as Q1 or Quarter 1.
- Create a PivotTable in a new worksheet which names DataInPivotTable as in Fig4.1: )

Fig.4.1 - DataInPivotTable
- Create a PivotChart in a new worksheet named Problem4_PivotChart (then move the chart to another
new worksheet which names DataInPivotChart) as shown in Fig4.2, chart type: 3-D Clustered Bar,

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 International University – VNUHCM Student Name:………...………….
School of Business Administration Student ID:……………………….
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chart style: Style 4, column shape: cylinder, text font: Verdana, bold, font size: chart title 16, other
chart elements 14, should add the major and minor gridlines to the vertical axis only, colors optional,
3-D rotation X-axis 30◦, Y-axis 0◦ (10pts)

Fig.4.2 - DataInPivotChart
V. Sorting and Filtering Data
- Open the file Problem5.xlsx
- Apply quick filters to find out all students considered as Asian, Black, Indian and White (Ethnicity
column has a value A, B, I and W → 2407 records found) who have M-FFB (column M) greater than
20 (604 records found), then W-MSS (column X) is in the range from 675 to 725 (195 records found).
- After that, sort the students in Ethnicity as the following order: W, A, I then B. Next, add a second
level of sorting in ascending order of M-FFB. At the end, add a third level of sorting in descending
order of W-MSS.
VI. Validating Data
- Open the file Problem6.xlsx
- Use Data Tools to remove the duplicate data in Object Type (column F)
- Use Data Validation to circle all cells in column B (Object Type - from row 2 to 31) that do not belong
to the valid list (List of Object Type). Create an input message (Title: Object Type, Input Message:
“Values should be only in the Object Type list.”) and an error alert (Style: Informational, Title: Not
allowed value, Error message: “Invalid!!! Values should be corrected with the Object Type list.”)
- Use Data Validation to circle all the objects that their weights in column D (Grams) are less than or
equal to 3.0

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 International University – VNUHCM Student Name:………...………….
School of Business Administration Student ID:……………………….
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VII. What-If Analysis – Scenario Manager

- Open the file Problem7.xlsx (sheet Expected Income)
- The manager of the restaurant wants to apply a new business plan in order to increase the annual
profit of the restaurant as follows (Scenario Manager named New business plan, Comment with Your
Full name_Student ID, 21/06/2022, i.e., NguyenVanAn_BABAIU12345, 21/06/2022):
 In the first four months (Jan-Apr): Eat-In Orders = 12*To-Go Orders
1
 In the next three months (May-Jul): To-Go Orders = 8*Eat-In Orders

 In the next three months (Aug-Oct): Eat-In Orders = 23*To-Go Orders

1
 In the last two months (Nov-Dec): To-Go Orders = *Eat-In Orders
15

- Create a scenario to see how this business operation would affect the annual profit (create a summary
- DO NOT SHOW!!!). (Result: $417,275)
VIII. What-If Analysis – Goal Seeking
- Open the file Problem8.xlsx
- The restaurant gains currently the annual profit $64,400 (sheet Expected Income). However, the
managers want more than that, they want to increase the profit up to $89,000 per year.
- Use Goal Seek to find out what is the new Working Hours per Month (sheet Average Expenses per
month) that the managers would apply to all the staffs in order to achieve the financial target set.
Display with one decimal place format and explain briefly about the result in the active worksheet.

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