COMPUTER BUSINESS SYSTEMS 1110

BUSINESS PROBLEM SOLVING WITH SPREADSHEETS

ASSIGNMENT 3

INSTRUCTIONS

• This assignment assesses your understanding and application of the course concepts. The instructor
will answer “how-to” questions after the assessment is graded.

• Complete this assignment using Microsoft Excel 365 version or higher on a Windows-based system or
MacBook.

• This assignment is to be INDIVIDUAL effort only.

• To hand in your assignment, upload the file on Moodle. Email submissions are not accepted.

• Keep backup copies of the completed assignment file. ZERO will be assigned should a backup be
unavailable.

MARKING RUBRIC

Criterion Exemplary (A) Proficient (B) Developing (C) Beginning (D & F)

Problem All information was All information was Information was Information was
Solution accurate and was mostly accurate and relevant and confusing or
presented effectively. was presented presented irrelevant and/or not
Subject knowledge effectively. Subject appropriately, but not presented
was thorough and knowledge was predominately appropriately.
reflect an in-depth evident and reflect a accurate. Subject Subject knowledge
understanding of the superior knowledge reflects a was not sufficient to
problem. understanding of the basic understanding answer the essential
problem. of the problem. question and reflect a
limited understanding
of the problem.
QUESTIONS

This assignment covers weeks 10 to 12 lecture videos and files that encompass applications of linear
programming to solve scheduling and transportation problems and managing datasets in Excel. Solve each
problem in its own worksheet and identify each sheet with the question number.

Create a new file. Use the following naming convention to rename the file:
Your last name, the last four digits of your student number, section name, and then the
text “Assign3”. Example: Smith1234s10Assign3.xlsx

Unless otherwise directed, solve each problem below in its own worksheet and identify each sheet
with the question number (for example, q1, q2, q3 …). Order the worksheets sequentially.

Create a new worksheet positioned at the beginning of your file named Honour. Include your full name,
student number, section name, and the following honor pledge in the worksheet. Include a picture of your
signature. NOTE: The assignment will not be marked if this honour pledge is missing.

I affirm that I have not given or received any unauthorized help on this
assignment and that this work is my own.

Your Signature Picture Here

1. Copy the four worksheets from the us sales file to your workbook. These worksheets 5
contain US sales of products brewed at Langley Brewery. The brewery would like to
consolidate the data to find the total sales of each beer type by location. Use the
consolidation tool to create a summary. Then, sort the locations from West to East: HI,
CA, AZ, ND, AR, AL, FL, DC. HINT: Create a column that contains values for sort.

2. Copy the worksheet from the field file to your workbook. The dataset represents 5
information on site visits.

a) Make a copy of the field worksheet and name the copy q2a. Apply filters to
display Abagail Kiss's transactions booked in June. Keep the filter in place.

b) Make a copy of the field worksheet and name the copy q2b. Apply filters to
display transactions from Richmond with billings between $500 and $600
(inclusive) or Surrey transactions with billings between $20 and $30 (inclusive).
Keep the filter in place.

c) Make a copy of the field worksheet and name the copy q2c. Apply filters to
display all of the client's Alex Soni's transactions where the field duration was
over 3 days (Field End Date minus Field Start Date plus 1) booked in April 2021
or August 2021. Keep the filter in place.
3. Copy the worksheet from the er file to your workbook. The workbook contains a dataset 10
for ER admissions. Do all parts of this question in a new worksheet named q3. Based on
their comprehensive experience, management believes that admission patterns follow
these trends. Comment on each and include a supporting pivot table.

A. The average visit duration is lowest in Coquitlam. Management wants to see two
columns of values. One displaying the number and the other displays the
average percent of grand total.

Row Labels Average of Duration Average %

Coquitlam 0.887943262 11.98%
Richmond 0.911888112 12.48%
Vancouver 0.931769723 12.55%
Delta 0.935552408 12.64%
Burnaby 0.936170213 12.63%
Surrey 0.955719557 12.39%
White Rock 0.959971408 12.85%
Langley 0.961623616 12.47%
Grand Total 0.934782609 100.00%

B. Patients reporting chest pains are more likely to be in hypertensive crisis. Include
a slicer to allow the filtering of location for the summary.

C. Total room charges are highest for the check-in period 5/10/21 - 6/23/21. Group
the check-in dates by 45 days.

Row Labels Total RoomCharges

1/01/20 - 2/14/20 $93,500
2/15/20 - 3/30/20 $93,250
3/31/20 - 5/14/20 $98,500
5/15/20 - 6/28/20 $97,625
6/29/20 - 8/12/20 $97,125
8/13/20 - 9/26/20 $100,875
9/27/20 - 11/10/20 $89,500
11/11/20 - 12/25/20 $95,500
12/26/20 - 2/08/21 $103,000
2/09/21 - 3/25/21 $102,500
3/26/21 - 5/09/21 $95,750
5/10/21 - 6/23/21 $98,375
6/24/21 - 8/07/21 $106,500
8/08/21 - 8/24/21 $34,125
Grand Total $1,306,125
 D. Create another pivot table that shows the location and stays duration in one
column and the numbers admitted as the summary values. Include a blank row
after each item. Show subtotals under each group.
Row Labels # of Patients
Burnaby
0 701
1 401
2 158
3 51
4 45
5 54
Burnaby Total 1410

Coquitlam
0 729
1 383
2 161
3 44
4 50
5 43
Coquitlam Total 1410

Delta
0 724
1 381
2 149
3 51
4 46
5 61
Delta Total 1412

Langley
0 642
1 413
2 154
3 49
4 50
5 47
Langley Total 1355

Richmond
0 753
1 374
2 147
3 47
4 50
5 59
Richmond Total 1430

Surrey
0 701
1 341
2 154
3 48
4 53
5 58
Surrey Total 1355

Vancouver
0 720
1 385
2 143
3 52
4 51
5 56
Vancouver Total 1407

White Rock
0 692
1 388
2 161
3 55
4 47
5 56
White Rock Total 1399

Grand Total 11178

4. Copy the worksheet from the saybrook file to your workbook. This worksheet contains 5
Saybrook Apparel’s sales information. Rename the worksheet q4. Insert subtotals in the
list displaying the total sales amount by store location, and then under each store
location, the average sales by product category.
5. IQ sells a Diana Home Hub for $50. The cost of producing a hub is $15. Fixed expenses 10
are $50,000 per year. Use the goal seek tool to determine the number of hubs IQ must
sell in the year to break even.

Do the next part in a separate area on the same worksheet. The company wants to
reduce the price by 15%. At the new price, IQ expects demand to increase by 20% to
35%. Use the goal seek tool to determine how much demand must increase (by
percentage point) to break even. Format the demand cell to percent style with five
decimal places. Hint: You need a formula to compute reduced price, a formula for
quantity and one for income.

The company wishes to study the price reduction on income further. Use the table tool to
display income (at the reduced price) for varying demand and percent changes in price.
Set demand from 20% to 35% at 1% intervals. Set the percent reduction in price from
10% to 20% at 1% intervals.

Apply conditional formatting to highlight cells with a profit.

Percentage Price Reduction

$0.00 -10% -11% -12% -13% -14% -15% -16% -17% -18% -19% -20%
20% $1,428.57 $571.43 -$285.71 -$1,142.86 -$2,000.00 -$2,857.14 -$3,714.29 -$4,571.43 -$5,428.57 -$6,285.71 -$7,142.86
21% $1,857.14 $992.86 $128.57 -$735.71 -$1,600.00 -$2,464.29 -$3,328.57 -$4,192.86 -$5,057.14 -$5,921.43 -$6,785.71
22% $2,285.71 $1,414.29 $542.86 -$328.57 -$1,200.00 -$2,071.43 -$2,942.86 -$3,814.29 -$4,685.71 -$5,557.14 -$6,428.57
23% $2,714.29 $1,835.71 $957.14 $78.57 -$800.00 -$1,678.57 -$2,557.14 -$3,435.71 -$4,314.29 -$5,192.86 -$6,071.43
Percentage Demand Increase

24% $3,142.86 $2,257.14 $1,371.43 $485.71 -$400.00 -$1,285.71 -$2,171.43 -$3,057.14 -$3,942.86 -$4,828.57 -$5,714.29
25% $3,571.43 $2,678.57 $1,785.71 $892.86 $0.00 -$892.86 -$1,785.71 -$2,678.57 -$3,571.43 -$4,464.29 -$5,357.14
26% $4,000.00 $3,100.00 $2,200.00 $1,300.00 $400.00 -$500.00 -$1,400.00 -$2,300.00 -$3,200.00 -$4,100.00 -$5,000.00
27% $4,428.57 $3,521.43 $2,614.29 $1,707.14 $800.00 -$107.14 -$1,014.29 -$1,921.43 -$2,828.57 -$3,735.71 -$4,642.86
28% $4,857.14 $3,942.86 $3,028.57 $2,114.29 $1,200.00 $285.71 -$628.57 -$1,542.86 -$2,457.14 -$3,371.43 -$4,285.71
29% $5,285.71 $4,364.29 $3,442.86 $2,521.43 $1,600.00 $678.57 -$242.86 -$1,164.29 -$2,085.71 -$3,007.14 -$3,928.57
30% $5,714.29 $4,785.71 $3,857.14 $2,928.57 $2,000.00 $1,071.43 $142.86 -$785.71 -$1,714.29 -$2,642.86 -$3,571.43
31% $6,142.86 $5,207.14 $4,271.43 $3,335.71 $2,400.00 $1,464.29 $528.57 -$407.14 -$1,342.86 -$2,278.57 -$3,214.29
32% $6,571.43 $5,628.57 $4,685.71 $3,742.86 $2,800.00 $1,857.14 $914.29 -$28.57 -$971.43 -$1,914.29 -$2,857.14
33% $7,000.00 $6,050.00 $5,100.00 $4,150.00 $3,200.00 $2,250.00 $1,300.00 $350.00 -$600.00 -$1,550.00 -$2,500.00
34% $7,428.57 $6,471.43 $5,514.29 $4,557.14 $3,600.00 $2,642.86 $1,685.71 $728.57 -$228.57 -$1,185.71 -$2,142.86
35% $7,857.14 $6,892.86 $5,928.57 $4,964.29 $4,000.00 $3,035.71 $2,071.43 $1,107.14 $142.86 -$821.43 -$1,785.71

6. Go Electrics Automotive manufactures the GO! electric cars. The company operates 10
three manufacturing plants. The plants are in Langley, BC, Winnipeg, MB, and
Montreal, QB. The Langley plant can manufacture 50,000 cars each month, 25,000 in
Winnipeg, and 60,000 in Montreal. Every month, the company ships enough cars to
exactly meet the demand of six dealerships. However, a plant cannot transport to a
dealership within the same province. For example, the Langley plant cannot ship to the
Vancouver or Victoria dealerships. The cost of shipping a car over 25 km is $2.15.
What is the most cost-effective method to transport each dealership their demand?

Monthly Demand
Vancouver, BC 25,000
Victoria, BC 8,000
Calgary, AB 15,000
Regina, SK 10,000
Brandon, MB 15,000
Ottawa, ON 25,000
Quebec City, QB 20,000
Moncton, NB 15,000

distance (km) Vancouver, BC Victoria, BC Calgary, AB Regina, SK Brandon, MB Ottawa, ON Quebec City, QB Moncton, NB
Langley 47.1 124.3 1,034.8 1,787.1 2,147.6 4,326.8 4,777.2 5,498.4
Winnipeg 2,406.4 2,476.1 1,335.2 572.8 213.7 2,140.3 2,505.4 3,239.9
Montreal 4,556.4 4,566.3 3,613.2 2,850.8 2,491.7 198.2 255.2 981.7
7. Forbit Hospital nurses either work 9-hour shifts or 8-hour shifts. Nurses with a 9-hour shift 10
start work at 12 AM, 4 AM, or 8 AM with an hour break at 4 AM, 8 AM, or 12 PM,
respectively. Nurses working 8-hour shifts start at either 12 PM or 4 PM and take an hour
break at 4 PM or 7 PM, respectively. Forbit Hospital nurses earn $35 an hour. Breaks are
unpaid. Nurses are paid an extra $7 per hour for hours worked between 10 PM to 6 AM.
For example, a nurse working from 12 AM to 9 AM receives $35 (5 hours x $7) in
premium pay. Forbit Hospital must schedule the number of nurses required for each 1-
hour-block as shown below. Develop a simplex LP Solver model to determine how the
hospital can minimize daily labor costs.

Hour Starting At: Required

12:00 AM 10
1:00 AM 10
2:00 AM 10
3:00 AM 10
4:00 AM 10
5:00 AM 20
6:00 AM 20
7:00 AM 20
8:00 AM 20
9:00 AM 20
10:00 AM 20
11:00 AM 20
12:00 PM 20
1:00 PM 20
2:00 PM 20
3:00 PM 20
4:00 PM 20
5:00 PM 20
6:00 PM 20
7:00 PM 15
8:00 PM 15
9:00 PM 15
10:00 PM 15
11:00 PM 15