1. For this question use the dataset: Session 7 Data.

xls (worksheet Data A)

a) Create a column Middle Name next to the Name column. Populate the middle name of each
person – where a middle name exists (otherwise nothing), in the Middle Name column. (Assume that
each part of the Name is separated by a space).

b) Find the number of persons who have a middle name.

2. Open the excel sheet Session 3 Data.xls for this exercise.

a) Find the number of days between the earliest and latest sale of each salesperson.

b) Find the number of complete weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between the earliest and
latest sale of each salesperson.

3. For this question use the dataset: Session 7 Data.xls (worksheet Data B)

a) A project will start on 21/7/2010. It must finish by 31/12/2012. What is the duration of the project
(in number of days)?

b) What will be the number of working days available for the same project if Saturday and Sunday
are compulsory weekly off days and there are no other holidays?

c) If Fridays are compulsory off-days and Saturdays are optional off-days, what will be the maximum
and minimum number of working days available for the project?

d) If Fridays are compulsory off-days and Saturdays are optional off-days, and the following days are
(compulsory) scheduled holidays (in addition to the weekly off-days), what will be the maximum and
minimum number of working days available for the project?

22/8/2010
23/8/2010
17/10/2010
14/11/2010
8/4/2011
17/5/2011
21/5/2011
18/7/2011
21/12/2011
14/4/2012
23/5/2012
21/6/2012
15/7/2012
24/12/2012

e) If Tuesdays and Thursdays are compulsory off-days and Saturdays are optional off-days, and the
days listed above are optional holidays (in addition to the weekly off-days), what will be the
maximum and minimum number of working days available for the project?
4. A company contributes to each eligible employee’s retirement plan at the rate of 4% of
the employee’s annual salary. However, to be eligible for this benefit, an employee must
have full-time status with two or more years of employment.
The company offers two health plan options:

• $100K of annual coverage for employees who choose the family plan
• $80K of annual coverage for employees who choose the individual plan

The health plan comes at a cost of 1.5% of the annual coverage.

These benefits do not apply if the employee or employee-and-family is already covered
by some other health plan.

Using the data in the above table (copy available in worksheet Data C) calculate the cost
incurred by the company for the retirement plan and the health plan.
Assume that:
(i) each employee is hired on the last day of the respective month, and
(ii) today’s date is 30 June, 2002