INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HCMC

Final Exam Sample

A. Multiple-Choice Questions (10pts)

1. Which of these file formats can Excel open?

a. XLSX b. XLS c. XLSB d. All the above

2. Which of the following is a relative address?

a. $A5 b. B$61 c. C28 d. $D$33

3. Which of the following is not a valid name for a range?

a. DailyActivity b. Excel!10 c. Sun_Of_Devils d. TrueOrFalse

4. To move a chart to its own sheet, use the _______ button in the _______ group on the _______ tab.

5. The order of data in the legend is fixed and cannot be changed.

a. False b. True

6. Which of the following elements is the only one you should never make invisible?
a. Values b. Grid lines c. Title d. Legend

7. In the field definitions for a PivotTable, Q1 and Quarter 1 are the same.
a. False b. True

8. Trend-lines can be used with which type of chart?

a. Bar chart b. Scatter chart c. Pie chart d. Area chart

9. Duplicate data can be valid data.

a. False b. True

10. Data lists for a validation rule can be on a different sheet from the data.
a. False b. True

B. Practice Part (90pts)

I. Formulas and Conditional Formatting (20pts)

- Open the file Problem1.xlsx
- Calculate the HW Average (items HW1-HW6) with 1 decimal place, i.e.: 18.3 (2pts)
- Fill in the Bonus Point column for each student based on their attendance with the following rules: (5pts)
 Attend 8 or 9 lectures: bonus 0.5 points
 Attend 6 or 7 lectures: bonus 0.25 points
 Attend less than 6 lectures: bonus 0 point
- Calculate the Course Grade using the given formula with 1 decimal place: (1pts)
Course Grade = HW Average*0.3 + Midterm Exam*0.3 + Final Exam*0.4 + Bonus
- Use Conditional Formatting to highlight (Light Purple Fill with Bold Red Text) top-5 students who got the
highest scores (3pts)
- Use IF and CONCATENATE functions to fill the Scholarship column the text “Scholarship awarded” for
students who got the Course Grade greater than 19.0, others leave the field empty (3pts)
- Use VLOOKUP function to fill in the table below the given data (6pts)

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II. Basic Chart (10pts)
- Open the file Problem2.xlsx
- Plot a diagram like Figure 2 below in a new worksheet which names Brigham Corp. Expenses
- Chart type: Pie of Pie, chart style: 1, text font: Arial

Figure 2. Brigham Corporation Revenue By Regions

III. Trend-Line (10pts)

- Open the file Problem3.xlsx
- Plot a scatter diagram in a new worksheet which names BalloonsSold.
- Modify each data and marker to fit with its color (for red data, we use a diamond ◊ and for green data, we
use a triangle ∆, both are size: 7, you need to modify both marker fill and marker border line).
- Add the trend-line to forecast each data 3 periods in advance (trend-line type: polynomial, order: 3, line
width: 2.0pt, color should be adapted to its data)
- For whole chart, use text font: Times New Roman as shown in Figure 3

Figure 3. Balloons Sold (Red and Green data)

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IV. PivotTable and PivotChart (20pts)
- Open the file Problem4.xlsx
- Check the data consistency – three conditions to create PivotTable (2pts)
- Create a PivotTable in a new worksheet which names HotelChainPivotTable as in Figure 4.1: (10pts)

Figure 4.1. Hotel Chain PivotTable

- Create a PivotChart in a new worksheet which names HotelChainPivotChart as in Figure 4.2: (chart title:
Total Income And Expenditures Of Two Departments (Catering & Conf. Facilities) Over Quarters), chart
type: 3-D Stacked Column, use text font: Tahoma (8pts)

Figure 4.2. Hotel Chain PivotChart

V. Sorting and Filtering Data (5pts)
- Open the file Problem5.xlsx
- Apply quick filters to find out all students stated as one population (Ethnicity column has a value All) who
have M-MSS greater than or equal to 690 and W-MSS from 698 to 712 (74 records found).

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VI. Validating Data (10pts)
- Open the file Problem6.xlsx
- Use Data Tools to remove duplicate data in List of Object Types column
- Use Data Validation to circle all cells of column B (Object Type) that do not belong to the list (List of
Object Types)
- Create an input message (Title: Object Type, Input Message: “Values only in the list of Object Types”) and
an error alert (Style: Stop, Title: Not allowed, Error message: “Invalid!!! Values only in the list of Object
Types”)
VII. What-If Analysis – Scenario Manager (10pts)
- Open the file Problem7.xlsx
- The manager of the restaurant intends to apply a business strategy plan as follows:
 In the first three months (Jan-Mar): Eat-In Orders = 10*To-Go Orders
 In the next three months (Apr-Jun): Eat-In Orders = 15*To-Go Orders
 In the next three months (Jul-Sep): Eat-In Orders = 20*To-Go Orders
 In the last three months (Sep-Dec): Eat-In Orders = 25*To-Go Orders
- Create a scenario to see how this business operation would affect on the annual profit (create a summary).
VIII. What-If Analysis – Goal Seeking (5pts)
- Open the file Problem8.xlsx
- Currently, the restaurant gets the annual profit $64,400. However, the managers want more than that, they
want to increase the profit up to $75,000 each year.
- Use Goal Seek to find out how much the benefit that the managers would change to achieve the financial
target the manager had set. Explain about the result that you find.