Excel Exercises

1. create the following dataset

Scenario: Assign grades based on the following criteria:

Marks ≥ 80: Grade A
Marks between 60 and 79: Grade B
Marks between 40 and 59: Grade C
Marks < 40: Grade D

2. Create the following dataset

A store gives a discount based on the item category: calculate the discount
Electronics: 10% discount
Furniture: 15% discount
Stationery: 5% discount
3. Create the following sheet

• Calculate “Base Salary” as product of Hourly Rate and Hours Worked

• calculate the overtime pay assuming overtime is paid at 1.5 times the hourly
rate.(use relative referencing)
• calculate the total salary by adding Base Salary and Overtime Pay.
• Add a new column called Bonus
• Assign a $50 bonus for employees who worked more than 40 hours

4. Create the following table

• Calculate the “Total Marks” for each subject

• Calculate the “Average Marks” for each subject
• Calculate “Highest Mark and Lowest Mark” for each subject
• Highlight cells in the “Total Marks” where the value is greater than 250 using green
formatting
• Highlight students marks who scored less than 40 in Math in red
• Use a color gradient to represent marks in English based on their value
 • Add a new column called “Bonus Marks” Assume a 5% bonus will be added to each
student's Total Marks.
• Sort the table in ascending order of Math Marks and take the evidence
• Sort the table in descending order of Total Marks and take the evidence
• Sort the table alphabetically by Student Name and take the evidence
• Add a new column ‘Remark” to indicate whether each student has Passed or Failed
based on their Total Marks. Assume a pass mark of 150.

5. Create the following datasheet

• Add a column “Total Price” and calculate

Total Price = Price * Quantity Sold
• Highlight total sales greater than 500
• Filter items with price in the range 20-50 and take the evidence

6. Following table shows the monthly sales report of Company XYZ.

Sales Data
Product Category Units Sold Price per Unit Total Revenue

Product A Electronics 50 $500

Product B Clothing 80 $30

Product C Electronics 120 $200

Product D Clothing 40 $50

Product E Electronics 70 $300

Product F Clothing 60 $25

Use aggregate functions and referencing techniques for the following questions:

• Calculate and show the total units sold across all products. 
• Calculate the total revenue for each product by multiplying "Units Sold" with "Price
per Unit."
• Calculate and show the average price per unit for the products.
• What is the maximum number of units sold?
• Calculate and show the minimum price per unit among the products
• Calculate the total units sold for products in the "Electronics" category
• Find the sum of the prices per unit for products in the "Clothing" category
• Give heading to the table “Sales Data”. Do the necessary formatting as shown
above.
7. Create the table below in MS Excel.

Sr No Items Qty Rate Amount

1 AC 20 40000

2 Fridge 30 20000

3 Cooler 15 10000

4 Washing 14 15000
Machine

5 TV 18 20000

6 Computer 17 2000

7 Keyboard 10 25000

8 Mouse 5 250

9 Printer 25 100

10 Fan 30 12000

Total Amount

Max Amount
 Min Amount

Average
Amount

• Calculate Amount = Qty*Rate

• Find the Total Amount at the bottom using aggregate function learnt.
• Find the Maximum amount and Minimum amount using aggregate functions learnt.
• Format those cells in red color whose Amount is greater than Rs 50000.
8. Answer the given questions based on the following Database: Student

StudentID Name Age Gender Course

101 Alice 20 Female Engineering

102 Bob 22 Male Computer Sci

103 Carol 21 Female Biology

104 David 19 Male Psychology

105 Emily 23 Female Economics

106 Frank 20 Male Engineering

Q1: Which attribute in this table can be used as a Primary key and why?

Q2: Can the Name attribute be used as a Primary key? Give reasons.

Q3: How many male and female students are there in the database?

Q4: Identify the course with the highest number of students.

Q5: List the names of students who are older than 21 and enrolled in "Computer Sci" or
"Biology" courses.