GETTING STARTED
Open the file SC_EX19_CS4-7a_FirstLastName_1.xlsx, available for download from
the SAM website.
Save the file as SC_EX19_CS4-7a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx by changing the “1” to a “2”.
o If you do not see the .xlsx file extension in the Save As dialog box, do not type it.
The program will add the file extension for you automatically.
To complete this SAM Project, you will also need to download and save the following data
files from the SAM website onto your computer:
o Support_EX19_CS4-7a_Media.txt
o Support_EX19_CS4-7a_Properties.html
o Support_EX19_CS4-7a_Revenue.xlsx
With the file SC_EX19_CS4-7a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx still open, ensure that your first
and last name is displayed in cell B6 of the Documentation sheet.
o If cell B6 does not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy
from the SAM website.
PROJECT STEPS
- Bao Phan is a financial analyst for Victoria Streaming Service (VSS), a website that
streams movies and TV shows to subscribers in the United States, Canada, and the
United Kingdom. He is tracking sales for the year and asks for your help in projecting
future sales and visualizing the sales data.
The U.S., Canada, and U.K. worksheets have the same structure and contain similar data.
Group the U.S., Canada, and U.K. worksheets to make changes to the three worksheets
at the same time. The first change is to display today’s date.
In cell H1 of the U.S. worksheet, enter a formula using the TODAY function to display
today’s date. - Use the text in cell H5 to fill the range I5:K5 with the names of the remaining
quarters in the year. - VSS has applied a goal of increasing revenue to $90,000 in the fourth quarter of
next year. For Quarter 1, Bao estimates $84,309 in revenue, which is the average
revenue per quarter from the current year.
Project the revenue in Quarters 2 and 3 by filling the series for the first projection (range
H7:K7) with a linear trend. - Bao is confident that revenue will increase by at least 2 percent per quarter next
year. He wants to calculate these revenue goals in a second projection.
Project next year’s revenue in the second projection (range H9:K9) based on a growth
series using 1.02 as the step value.
- Bao wants to consolidate the sales data in the U.S., Canada, and U.K. worksheets
on the All Locations worksheet.
Ungroup the worksheets, go to the All Locations worksheet, and then consolidate the
data as follows:
a. In cell B6, enter a formula using the SUM function and a 3D reference to total the
revenue from Action movies in Quarter 1 (cell B6) in the U.S., Canada, and U.K.
b. Copy the formula in cell B6 to calculate the revenue from the other types of movies
for all four quarters (range B7:B11 and C6:E11), pasting the formula only. - Bao wants to round the total sales values so that they are easier to remember.
a. In cell B12, add the ROUNDUP function to display the total sales for Quarter 1
rounded up to 0 decimal places.
b. Fill the range C12:F12 with the formula in cell B12. - In cell F14, Bao wants to display the total revenue from the previous year. This data
is stored in another workbook. Insert the total as follows:
a. Open the file Support_EX19_CS4-7a_Revenue.xlsx.
b. In cell F14 of Bao’s workbook, insert a formula using an external reference to the
total revenue (cell F12) in the All Locations worksheet in the Support_EX19_CS4-
7a_Revenue.xlsx workbook. - Bao wants to visualize how the revenue for each type of media contributed to the
total revenue for the four quarters.
Create a chart as follows to illustrate this information:
a. Create a 3-D Pie chart that shows how the revenue from each type of media (range
A6:A11) contributed to the total revenue (range F6:F11).
b. Move and resize the chart so that the upper-left corner is in cell A15 and the lowerright corner is in cell E30.
